Beef / Pork

Beef and Barley Gruel takes several minutes to prepare.

Beef and Barley Gruel takes several minutes to cook.

Beef and Barley Gruel makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Beef and Barley Gruel are:

12 oz Eye of Round or your favorite steak
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
6 medium mushrooms, sliced
1 roma tomato, chopped
1 tsp dried basil
salt & pepper
water
1/2 cup barley
1 Tb beef soup base or 1 beef boullion cube
1 large carrot, sliced
1/2 cup frozen peas

Here is how you make Beef and Barley Gruel:

Put beef, onions, garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, and basil in a medium sauce pan. Season with salt and pepper. Add water until it is an inch above everything. Simmer on low heat for 2 hours.Add barley and return to a simmer. Add extra water if necessary. Simmer for 30-40 minutes. Remove the meat and shred with 2 forks. Return the meat to the sauce pan.Mix the soup base or boullion cube with 1 cup of water and heat (in the microwave). Add the warm broth to the saucepan. Add the carrots and peas. Return to a simmer and cook until everything is done - about 10 minutes. Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JJFOXX.

The nutritional information for Beef and Barley Gruel is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 302.3

• Total Fat: 8.5 g
• Cholesterol: 50.1 mg
• Sodium: 69.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 27.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.1 g
• Protein: 28.8 g