Beef minestrone with pearl barley
- 09.03.2017
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Cheesy parmesan toasts are the perfect accompaniment to this hearty beef and vegetable soup.
Recipe «Beef minestrone with pearl barley» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 2:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 500g Coles Australian Beef Chuck Steak, cut into 2cm pieces, 1 brown onion, finely chopped, 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped, 2 celery sticks, finely chopped , 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, finely chopped, 4 cups Campbell's Italian Soup Base, 1/2 cup pearl barley , 1 zucchini, finely chopped, 100g Coles Fresh Chopped Kale, 8 thin slices baguette, 1/2 cup parmesan, finely grated.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 500g Coles Australian Beef Chuck Steak, cut into 2cm pieces
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped
- 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
- 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, finely chopped
- 4 cups Campbell's Italian Soup Base
- 1/2 cup pearl barley
- 1 zucchini, finely chopped
- 100g Coles Fresh Chopped Kale
- 8 thin slices baguette
- 1/2 cup parmesan, finely grated
Instructions
- Heat half the oil in a large heavy-based saucepan over medium-high heat. Season beef. Cook beef, in batches, for 5 mins or until browned. Transfer to a plate.
- Heat remaining oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrot and cook for 5 mins or until vegetables begin to soften. Add soup base and 3 cups (750ml) water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Add barley and cook, covered, for a further 30 mins or until beef is tender.
- Add zucchini and cook for 15 mins. Add kale and stir until the kale wilts.
- Meanwhile, preheat grill on high. Toast bread on 1 side. Turn and sprinkle evenly with parmesan. Cook under grill until golden and melted.
- Divide soup among serving bowls. Serve with parmesan toasts.