Beef and Barley Stew November 16, 2009

I was at Shoprite, waiting for the lady’s room to be open, when I saw a rotating cantraption ( I couldnt think of a better word, sorry) that had free recipes for anyone to take. I immediatly thought of English 329 and how I need more recipes! I picked up some and I decied to make a recipe I usually would not make. As I said before, beef is not a usual food at the Yates household. I decided that once in awhile beef can’t be that bad and the picture of the Beef and Barely Stew looked scrumptious.

Recipe:

• 3/4 lbs beef stew meat
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 (10.75 oz) can reduced sodium cream of mushroom soup
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 cup uncooked pear barley                                                                          
• 1 cup frozen green peas
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion

In a large pot heat oil over medium heat. Add meat and brown. Stir in mushroom soup, garlic, and salt and pepper. Stir in 6 cups water. Bring to boil. Reduce hear. Simmer, covered for 30 minutes. Stir in barley. Bring to boil. Simmer covered 40-50 minutes untill beef and barley are tender. Stir in peas and corn and heat through.

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The recipe in general was pretty good. I ended up using more pepper and salt than the recipe called for. Just tasted a little bland to me. It may have been my fault, but I also found that the consistancy was a little thick for a typical stew. Next time I’ll add more water or broth. It also ended up taking a little bit longer than what the recipe said. Once again though it maybe just have been me and my own personal experience.

I like this recipe. It was decently healthy. It had veggies and barley which are both great for you. It was low fat and still had a great taste. It was a comfort food. It also defenatly was more than 4 servings.

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