How to Make Slow-Cooked Beef with Barley​

Source: ALDI

Method

1. Preheat oven to 155°C. Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a large frypan on high heat and brown beef until sealed. Transfer to a casserole dish.
2. In the same frypan, cook onion, garlic and celery until soft. Add stock and bring to the boil, then pour over the beef in the casserole dish.
3. Add barley, tomatoes, rosemary and sugar, then cover and bake for 2½ hours, or until beef is tender. Season with pepper to taste.

Serves:
6

Prep time:
20 minutes

Cook time:
2 and 1/2 hours

Ingredients​

• 1.2 kg beef chuck steak, cut into 5cm pieces
• 2 tsp The Olive Tree Olive Oil
• 1 medium brown onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 4 cups Chefs' Cupboard Liquid Beef Stock
• 1 cup Stonemill Pearl Barley
• 2 cans Remano Australian Crushed Tomatoes
• 2 celery sticks, chopped
• 3 sprigs rosemary, finely chopped
• 2 tsp White Mill Brown Sugar

 

[Bob’s Buddy]

Looks good again Babybird, thank you, on my list to do.

 

[Babybird]

Looks good again Babybird, thank you, on my list to do.

Enjoy

 

[Joseph Gallina]

Cut out the grains (barley) and the sugar and it's a great healthy meal. Thank you for the recipe

 

[Babybird]

Cut out the grains (barley) and the sugar and it's a great healthy meal. Thank you for the recipe

Grains good for you especially barley. Look up benifit barley on google
Barley is high in fiber, which is necessary for proper digestion. Studies have shown that eating barley can reduce constipation, improve symptoms of certain bowel conditions and increase the number of beneficial gut bacteri.
BButadapted to how you like it

 

[Mina vriesekolk]

Good and easy recipe , will be nice when the cooler days setting in . I would leave the sugar out , never use sugar in meals . Thank you for sharing .

 

[Loubeauxarts]

My dear old mum, God rest her soul, used to make the best soups and stews using barley. Will definitely be trying this recipe

 

[Barbara Finnegan]

Thank you so much , your recipe sounds really delicious, I'm always looking for something a bit different..

 

[Skeeta22]

This looks beautiful and very filling due to the barley, I'll certainly be making this, thank you

 

[Babybird]

Good and easy recipe , will be nice when the cooler days setting in . I would leave the sugar out , never use sugar in meals . Thank you for sharing .

I agree

 

[Babybird]

My dear old mum, God rest her soul, used to make the best soups and stews using barley. Will definitely be trying this recipe

Barley is high in fiber, which is necessary for proper digestion. Studies have shown that eating barley can reduce constipation, improve symptoms of certain bowel conditions and increase the number of beneficial gut bacteri

 

[Babybird]

This looks beautiful and very filling due to the barley, I'll certainly be making this, thank you

You are welcome
Little about barley. By the way mum was the same. Kept telling us it's good for you.

Barley is high in fiber, which is necessary for proper digestion. Studies have shown that eating barley can reduce constipation, improve symptoms of certain bowel conditions and increase the number of beneficial gut bacteri

 

[Babybird]

Thank you so much , your recipe sounds really delicious, I'm always looking for something a bit different..

You are Welcome .

 

[magpie1]

This looks so good....reminds me of my Mum cooking barley stews during Melbournes' cold winters as a young boy....so delicious, just like yours Babybird....

 

[Babybird]

This looks so good....reminds me of my Mum cooking barley stews during Melbournes' cold winters as a young boy....so delicious, just like yours Babybird....

Thanks I love barley and meat together.
Mum made this often too