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Slow Cooker Beef Barley Stew

Name: Slow Cooker Beef Barley Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 onion, diced; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 cup pearl barley; 2 carrots, diced; 2 lbs. beef stew meat, cubed; 2 stalks celery, diced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 4 cups beef broth; Salt and pepper to taste

Category
American
Cusine
American

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Ingredients

2 lbs. beef stew meat, cubed

1 onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 carrots, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

1/2 cup pearl barley

4 cups beef broth

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon dried oregano

Salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

Sprinkle beef fairly generously with kosher salt and pepper. If you own this awesome slow cooker, where you can brown meat right in the slow cooker - add the oil to the slow cooker and then brown the beef right in the slow cooker, searing beef on all sides. Otherwise use a large skillet over medium-high heat to heat the oil and then brown the beef. Drain off fat. If using a skillet, transfer beef to slow cooker. You will need a large slow cooker for this recipe, as it makes a big quantity . 1 Sprinkle beef fairly generously with kosher salt and..