Slow-Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

Name: Slow-Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 , onions, chopped fine; 1/4 cup, tomato paste; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried; 1/2 cup, dry red wine; 1 , (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 4 cups, beef broth; 2 , carrots, peeled and chopped; 1/3 cup, soy sauce; 1/4 cup, pearl barley, rinsed; 2 , bay leaves; 2 pounds beef, blade steak, 3/4 to 1 inch thick, trimmed; , Salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh parsley

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This simple but comforting soup in a slow cooker is packed with flavor.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

SERVES6 to 8

TIME9 to 10 hours on low or 6 to 7 hours on high

Slow cooker size5 to 7 quarts

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Complete Slow Cooker

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To build a flavorful base for this simple but comforting soup in a slow cooker, we needed to get out our skillet to sauté a hefty amount of onions with tomato paste and thyme and then deglaze the pan with wine, scraping up the flavorful bro...

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