Diabetes-friendly beef and barley soup

Recipes / Soups

This diabetes-friendly soup can be enjoyed by everyone as it is super delicious, too!

Recipe «Diabetes-friendly beef and barley soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:50 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 4 dried bay leaves, 1 large brown onion, halved, 5 garlic cloves, peeled, 3 fresh thyme sprigs, 2 tsp black peppercorns , 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cups salt-reduced beef stock, 600g beef chuck steak, trimmed of fat, cut into 4cm pieces , 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 celery stalks, thickly sliced, 400g sweet potato, peeled, chopped, 1/2 cup pearl barley, rinsed, 80g green beans, trimmed, cut to 3cm lengths, Extra thyme sprigs, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 4 dried bay leaves 
  • 1 large brown onion, halved 
  • 5 garlic cloves, peeled 
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs 
  • 2 tsp black peppercorns 
  • 1 cinnamon stick 
  • 2 cups salt-reduced beef stock 
  • 600g beef chuck steak, trimmed of fat, cut into 4cm pieces 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 2 celery stalks, thickly sliced 
  • 400g sweet potato, peeled, chopped 
  • 1/2 cup pearl barley, rinsed 
  • 80g green beans, trimmed, cut to 3cm lengths 
  • Extra thyme sprigs, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Place bay leaves, onion, garlic, thyme, peppercorns and cinnamon in a large saucepan with 6 cups cold water and stock. Bring to boil on high. Add beef. Return to a boil, skimming any foam from the top. Cook, covered, on medium-low heat for 1 hour or until beef is just tender. Strain over a large heatproof bowl. Reserve beef and liquid together, and onion and garlic together. Discard remaining solids. Mash onion and garlic in a small bowl until smooth.
  2. Heat oil in a large saucepan on medium- high. Add celery. Cook for 2 minutes or until starting to soften. Add reserved liquid and beef, onion mixture, sweet potato and barley. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium- low. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 30 to 40 minutes or until barley is tender. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Stir in green beans. Cook for 5 minutes or until beans are just tender. Serve topped with extra thyme.