Bow Valley Beef Barley Soup

Bow Valley Beef Barley

This is one of our favorite recipes for leftover roast beef - and it’s delicious on a cold winter night ~ or over a campfire at the lake by the cabin with family and friends!

PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME INGREDIENTS MAY BE FIELD HARVESTED. FOR BEST RESULTS INSPECT FOR ELEMENTS OF NATURE BEFORE COOKING, LIKE STONES...

If you don't have leftover beef, substitute with 1-2 cups of extra-lean ground beef from your local market. Pan fry beef leftovers or hamburger with butter until cooked thoroughly; you can add a couple coarsely chopped celery stalks, 1 minced garlic clove, and fine diced onions while cooking. Cook until the onion is translucent and vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.

Bring 8 cups of cold water to a boil, add this bag of special spices and ingredients; add your cooked beef & veggies. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.

When ready, discard bay leaves. Salt and ground pepper to taste.

BOW VALLEY BEEF BARLEY SOUP in the INSTANT POT

Prep time: 10 to 20 minutes Instant Pot time:20 minutes

1) Pour the tube of soup mix into the inner pot. Add optional items of choice (fresh salsa, clamato juice, celery, garlic, chopped onions, meat). Stir together.

2) Add 8 cups boiling water (or to the max 2/3 line, add the rest of the water at the end). Stir.

3) Press “Sauté”, stirring soup until it starts to bubble.

4) Press “Cancel”, put the lid on, steam vent closed.

5) Press “Soup”, select 20 minutes.

Use natural release or quick release. Add water if too thick. “Sauté” with lid off for a few minutes for increased tenderness if desired. A hearty meal!!

Ingredients

pearl barley, red split lentils, white dahl, brown lentils, soup stock: (sugars (dextrose, corn syrup solids, sugar), dehydrated onions, salt, corn flour, hydrolyzed soy protein, chicken fat (includes rosemary extract) corn starch, tartrazine, yeast extract, silicon dioxide, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, guar gum, celery, chives, parsley; herbs & spices & bay leaf

CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, CORN