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The Best Beef and Barley Soup

One of my all time favorite foods, whether its cold outside and you want some cold weather food, or some comfort food is Beef and Barley Soup. I love this soup and it’s really simple to make.

Ingredients:

2 lbs beef chuck roast, cut into one inch cubes

1 tsp salt, divided

1 1/2 tsp pepper, divided

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

1 onion, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

3 carrots, sliced

3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 Tbsp tomato paste

8 cups chicken broth or stock, divided

1 small bunch thyme

2 bay leaves

6 peppercorns

3/4 cup pearled barley

2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

(optional – fresh parsley for garnishing)

directions:

  1. Add the vegetable oil to a Dutch oven and warm up over medium high heat.
  2. Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper and season the steak.
  3. Cook the steak in small batches, and brown the steak on all sides (1-2 minutes).
  4. While the steak is cooking cut up your vegetables (onion, celery and carrots) and set aside.
  5. After each batch of steak is cooked remove and set aside.
  6. Add your cut up vegetables to the Dutch oven and sprinkle the remaining salt and pepper (1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp pepper) and cook for 4-5 minutes until the vegetables brown.
  7. After 4-5 minutes add your chopped garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes, then remove all vegetables and set aside.
  8. Add 2 Tbsp tomato paste to the Dutch oven and brown for 1-2 minutes.
  9. Add 1 cup of chicken broth to the Dutch oven and stir to deglaze the Dutch oven, then add 2 more cups of chicken broth and the beef.
  10. Take a small piece of cheesecloth and add in your thyme, 2 bay leaves, and 6 peppercorns. Tie up the cheesecloth into a small cachet and add to the soup, and simmer with a lid on it for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  11. After 1 hour 15 minutes remove the lid and add 2 more cups of broth and vegetables, and the barley. Cook for 30-40 minutes. Add the remaining broth or water as needed.
  12. After 30-40 minutes your soup is ready to serve.
  13. Enjoy!

The Best Homemade Beef and Barley Soup

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Delicious Three Meat Texas Chili

I love chili and one of my favorites is three meat Texas chili. Texas chili is unique in that it doesn’t contain any beans. Instead you have a meat based chili that is made with bacon, steak and ground beef and a delicious mix of paprika, ancho chili, and chipotle chili. If you have never eaten Texas chili you need to give this recipe a try. I guarantee you will love it.

Ingredients:
3 cups beef broth
4 strips center cut bacon
1 pound ground beef
1 pound chuck steak
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp black pepper
1 medium onion
2 tbsp. tomato paste
1 can crushed tomatoes
2 large garlic cloves
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp. cumin
1 tbsp. paprika
1 tbsp. ancho chili
1 tbsp. chipotle chili
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
1 1/2 tsp oregano

Directions:

  1. Cook ground beef in your pot, don’t break up the ground beef too small. It is nice to have larger chunks of ground beef. When the ground beef is done cooking remove it and place in a bowl.
  2. While the ground beef is cooking cut up your onion and set aside in a bowl.
  3. Cut up the steak into 1 inch pieces that would fit on your spoon when eating the chili.
  4. Cut up the bacon into small pieces.
  5. Cook the bacon in your pot and cook until browned, but not crisp. Remove cook bacon and place in bowl with ground beef.
  6. Cook onions in the pot with the bacon grease. Cook until translucent, but before removing the onions add in your chopped garlic and cook for 30 seconds with your onions. Remove the onions and garlic and add to your bowl of ground beef.
  7. Add your steak to the remaining bacon grease and sear your steak in the same pot that you cooked your onions in.
  8. Add the beef broth to your seared steak.
  9. Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato puree to the pot.
  10. Add your salt, pepper, brown sugar, cumin, paprika, ancho chili, and chipotle chili to the pot.
  11. Add cinnamon stick and bay leaves. Cover and let simmer on low for 2 – 2 1/2 hours.
  12. When done cooking stir in the oregano, remove bay leaves and cinnamon stick and serve.
  13. Serve with cheddar cheese, sour cream, jalapenos, and Frito chips.
  14. Enjoy.
Delicious Three Meat Texas Chili

How to make home made Philly Cheesesteaks

My favorite sandwich is are Philly Cheesesteaks, I order them at any restaurant that I go to that serves them. In Charleston my favorite places to eat Philly Cheesesteaks are at the Southside 17 Bar & Grill, and also YE OLE FASHIONED CAFE & ICE CREAM in West Ashley.

They are a classic sandwich and loved by so many people. Follow along to make an amazing Philly Cheesesteak with chopped steak, gooey cheese, onions, and peppers.

Ingredients:

2 pounds steak
2 onions
4 cloves garlic
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
3 tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Sliced Mushrooms (Optional)
Hoagie Rolls
slices of provolone cheese

Directions:

  1. Slice the onions so that you have long slices of onion. Place in a bowl.
  2. Slice the red and green peppers into long strips and place in a bowl.
  3. Dice up the garlic and place in the bowl with the onions and peppers.
  4. Chop steak into small pieces. You can do this by slicing the steak into slices and then rotate the cut slices and cut again into smaller pieces. Rotate the cut slices again, and cut again. Keep repeating until the steak is cut into tiny pieces about 1/4 inch in size or smaller. Set aside the cut meat.
  5. Melt 2 tbsp of onion into your pre-heated pan. Pour the sliced vegetables into a preheated pan and cook until the vegetables are soft and cooked through.
  6. Add chopped meat to the pan of vegetables and continue cooking.
  7. Add the salt and pepper to the meat and vegetables.
  8. When the meat is about 2/3 cooked you can add mushrooms if you want. This is optional since not everyone likes mushrooms.
  9. Cook until all liquid from the vegetables has evaporated form the pan and the meat is cooked through.
  10. Once meat is cooked through remove the meat and place in a bowl and set aside.
  11. Rinse the pan and add melt 1 1/2 tbsp butter in the pan. Once butter is melted add your hoagie buns and cook on both sides until lightly toasted. Then remove hoagie buns and set aside.
  12. In the same pan, add enough meat and vegetables back into the pan to fill one hoagie bun. (Approximately 1 to 1 1/2 cups of the meat and vegetable mixture). Then add slices of provolone cheese on top of the mix mixture and cook until the cheese is melted.
  13. Once the cheese is melted you can remove the meat mixture from the plan and place on top of the hogie buns.
  14. Enjoy your philly cheesesteak!
How to make home made Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches

How to make sizzling steak fajitas.

Whether its for Taco Tuesday or any day of the week it is hard to beat sizzling steak fajitas for a meal. Join us as we make fresh hot sizzling steak fajitas with fresh peppers and onions.

Indredients:

12 ounce steak

1 green pepper

1 red pepper

1 red onion

2 cloves garlic

juice from one lime

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbs chili powder

1 tsp ground cumin

Directions:

  1. Slice onions into long slices and place in a bowl.
  2. Slice green and red peppers into long slices and place in a bowl.
  3. Mince the garlic and place in bowl with vegetables and set aside.
  4. Pour 1 tbs olive oil into a cast iron pan and pour vegetables into pan, saute until soft and caramelized.
  5. While the vegetables cook, slice the steak into long strips.
  6. When the vegetables are done cooking remove and place in a bowl.
  7. Pour steak into the cast iron pan, season with the chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper and the lime juice. Cook until meat is done and sizzling.
  8. Serve the vegetables and steak on tortillas and enjoy!

Optional: Mix up some margaritas to drink with the fajitas. Check out my margarita recipe. https://mylowcountryliving.net/happy-cinco-de-mayo/

How To Make Amazing Sizzling Steak Fajitas