Alberta Beef Barley Stew
3.5
Ingredients
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 305 min
- Total
- 330 min
Instructions
- 1 Heat 2 cups water to boiling in a microwave-safe bowl, about 2 minutes. Stir beef bouillon cubes and onion soup mix into boiling water until dissolved.
- 2 Pour bouillon mixture and remaining 4 cups water into a slow cooker; set cooker on High. Stir beef, potatoes, onion, carrots, celery, and garlic into the slow cooker.
- 3 Cook, covered, until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Stir barley into beef mixture; continue cooking until barley is tender, about 30 minutes.
- 4 Turn slow cooker off, remove cover, and allow to cool until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
By Mike Purll