Apple Barley Soup - Beef Barley Soup Recipe

                                            Apple Barley Soup - Beef Barley Soup Recipe

Apple Barley Soup - Beef Barley Soup Recipe Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 large onions, thinly sliced
6 cups vegetable stock
2 cups apple cider
1 cup pearl barley
3 large carrots, diced
3 teaspoons all-purpose seasoning salt
2 teaspoons dried marjoram
2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 bay leaves
3 cups unpeeled chopped apples
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Apple Barley Soup - Beef Barley Soup Recipe Cooking Process

Heat the oil in a large skillet over mediumhigh
heat, and sauté the onions until
softened and brown. Transfer them to the
slow cooker.
Add the stock, cider, barley, carrots,
seasoning salt, marjoram, thyme, and bay
leaves. Cover with the lid, and cook on
high for 3 to 4 hours, or until the barley is
almost tender.
Add the apples, parsley, and lemon juice.
Cover, and continue to cook on high
until the apples and barley are tender,
but not mushy, about 1 more hour. Do
not raise up the lid, or you will lengthen
the cooking time by releasing built-up
temperature and steam. Discard the bay
leaves before serving.