We all know how useful first courses are. They are cooked in vegetable, fish, beef or pork broth with the addition of various vegetables and cereals. After reading today's article, you will learn how to make barley soup with meat.
Option One: Product List
Despite the apparent simplicity of this recipe, you will get a very tasty, hearty and healthy soup. Before starting the process, you must purchase all the necessary products. Make sure you have at your disposal:
- A glass of cereal.
- 200 grams of beef pulp.
- 4 potatoes.
- Medium carrot.
In order to get a truly rich and healthy barley soup with meat for children, it is recommended to supplement the above list with a small amount of table salt and tomato paste.
Process description
First of all, beef should be tackled. It is thoroughly washed in cool water, placed in a pan and boiled. Almost finished meat is removed from the broth and cut into small cubes. The liquid remaining in the pan is filtered and its volume is brought up to three liters. After that, beef is returned to the broth and the previously washed barley is poured. Tomato paste and a tablespoon of salt are sent there.
While the contents of the pan are simmering over minimal heat, you can tackle the vegetables. They are thoroughly washed, peeled and crushed. Potatoes are cut into large pieces, carrots are processed using a grater. Vegetables prepared in this way are sent to a pan with broth and cereal and boiled for about half an hour. If desired, five minutes before cooking, add a teaspoon of suneli hops to the pearl barley soup with meat.
Option Two: A Set of Ingredients
This recipe is interesting in that it contains mushrooms and green peas. Due to the presence of these components, the finished dish acquires a very rich taste and aroma. To cook a hearty and healthy soup with pearl barley with meat, you should go to the store in advance to get the necessary products. In order not to interrupt the process, first make sure that your kitchen cabinets have:
- Half a glass of cereal.
- 150 grams of mushrooms.
- One carrot and one onion.
- 350-500 grams of pork or beef pulp.
- ¾ cup green peas.
- 2.5 liters of chicken stock.
To get a delicious pearl barley soup with meat and mushrooms, it is advisable to include a half glass of flour, four celery stalks, a bunch of parsley, olive oil, salt, pepper, a sprig of rosemary and thyme in the above list.
Sequencing
First of all, you should do meat. It is washed, cut into small cubes, rolled in a mixture of flour, salt and pepper and sent to a pan greased with warmed olive oil. Put the fried pulp on a separate plate and set aside.
Pre-prepared and chopped celery, carrots and onions are placed in the container in which it was prepared, seasoned with a small amount of spices and mixed well. Five minutes later, meat pieces are sent to the pan with the fried vegetables and the chicken stock is poured. Thyme and rosemary are added there, covered and cooked for about an hour.
After this time, chopped mushrooms and washed cereals are sent to the broth and left to boil on minimum heat for about forty-five minutes. A few minutes before cooking is complete, green peas and chopped parsley are added to the pearl barley soup with meat, the recipe of which was examined earlier.
Third option
As in the previous case, you should pre-purchase all the necessary components. Before you start cooking, make sure you have at your fingertips:
- 300 grams of beef fillet.
- Litere of water.
- Half a glass of cereal.
- Two pickles.
- One onion and carrot.
- Two potatoes.
- 50 grams of celery root and parsnip.
To cook a delicious and rich soup with pearl barley with meat, the above list must be supplemented with tomato paste, three cloves of garlic, spices, vegetable and butter.
To reduce cooking time, it is advisable to soak the cereal in cold water from the evening and leave for the whole night. Pre-washed and chopped meat is sent to the pot with boiling water and cooked on minimum heat for half an hour. After that, salt and ground roots are added to the broth. Fifteen minutes later, barley and chopped vegetables (potatoes and carrots) are placed in boiling liquid.
While the broth is simmering over low heat, chopped onion can be sautéed. When it becomes transparent, add a tablespoon of tomato paste and some water to it and simmer under the lid for ten minutes. After this time, pickled cucumbers chopped on a coarse grater are sent to the pan and continue to be kept on the stove. After ten minutes, the resulting frying is combined with soup and simmer for about a quarter of an hour. Shortly before the end of cooking, bay leaf is sent to the pan.