Slow Cooker Beef & Barley

Name: Slow Cooker Beef & Barley
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbs olive oil; 1kg blade or chuck steak, cut into 4cm dice; 1 onion, sliced; 3 tsp McKenzie's Minced Garlic; 4 cups beef stock; 2 cups water; 1 cup McKenzie's Australian Pearl Barley; 2 carrots, diced; 1 celery stick, sliced; 3 sprigs thyme; 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped; to taste McKenzie's Natural Salt & Pepper Grinder; Crusty bread; Green beans

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Slow Cooker Beef & Barley

Slow Cooker Beef & Barley

Serves 4

Prep 15 mins

Cook 8 hrs 15 mins

1 tbs olive oil 1kg blade or chuck steak, cut into 4cm dice 1 onion, sliced 3 tsp McKenzie's Minced Garlic 4 cups beef stock 2 cups water 1 cup McKenzie's Australian Pearl Barley 2 carrots, diced 1 celery stick, sliced 3 sprigs thyme 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped to taste McKenzie's Natural Salt & Pepper Grinder

Serving

Crusty bread Green beans

Step 1

Heat a little of the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add beef cubes in batches and sear until golden brown. Set aside.

Step 2

Add remaining oil to pan and cook onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes, until tender.

Step 3

Pour the beef stock and water into the bowl of the slow cooker. Add barley, carrots, celery, onion mixture, beef cubes and thyme sprigs. Cook on low setting for 8 hours. Season to taste, fold in parsley and accompany with some crusty bread and green beans.

For a faster result, cook on a high setting for approx. 4.5 hours.