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Guinness Beef Barley Soup

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Guinness Beef Barley Soup-6This Guinness beef barley soup recipe is one of my favorites.  I really like the savory combination of the slow cooked beef in Guinness beer, beef stock and bacon.  I discovered the original recipe online several years ago, and it turns out the recipe is from a place called County Clare Irish Inn & Pub that is located in my hometown of Milwaukee.  I don’t know if County Clare’s still serves this soup because I did not see it on their online menu. I did see they have a soup of the day; maybe they serve it on certain days.  Too bad for the people in Milwaukee if they stopped serving this soup; it is really that good!

I have made this soup many times over the years and have modified the recipe a few times. I tried the original recipe, but found that I preferred the soup with just the Guinness beer, so I left out the red wine.  I also increased the amount of bacon. I feel you can’t go wrong with more bacon in most any recipe!

Original post date:  9-1-13

Guinness Beef Barley Soup

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 Pound Bacon (chopped)
  • 1 Cup Carrots (large dice)
  • 1 Cup Celery (small dice)
  • 1 Cup Onions (small dice)
  • 4 Cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 1/2 Pounds Beef (stew meat)
  • 8 Cups Beef Stock
  • 3/4 Cup Barley
  • 1 Bottle Guinness Beer
  • 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Thyme (ground)
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Granulated Garlic
  • 3 Bay Leaves

Directions

Add oil and bacon to sautéed pan and cook bacon for about 10 minutes. Just until the bacon starts to release the fat.
Chop the carrots, celery, onion and garlic.
Add oil and beef to large stock pot and brown meat.
Add the carrots, celery, onions and garlic to bacon and cook another 10 minutes.
Add sautéed vegetables and bacon along with remaining ingredients to stock pot. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a slow simmer. Cover and simmer for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until meat is very tender.

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