Instant Pot beef and barley soup is the easy way to make flavorful beef and barley soup. This simple soup recipe tastes like it simmered all day but takes less than 1 hour to make.
Instant Pot beef and barley soup is the easy way to make a pot of flavorful, hearty beef and barley soup in less than 1 hour.
This simple soup is made with everyday ingredients, but the Instant Pot turns those simple ingredients into a rich soup that’s sure to please. Give this tasty soup a try, and it may become a new favorite in your dinner rotation!
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Vegetables: Feel free to increase the amount of veggies if you like a veggie-heavier soup.
- Red wine: If you don’t want to use red wine, you can substitute more broth or stock.
- Stew meat: You can cut up a chuck roast instead of using stew meat.
- Quick barley: It’s important to use quick barley because regularly barley won’t cook in the same amount of time.
How to make Instant Pot beef and barley soup
Here you’ll find step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe with ingredients is given below.
Step 1: Add the oil, onions, carrots, celery, and garlic to the Instant Pot on sauté mode. Cook, stirring regularly, until the veggies begin to soften, about 3-4 minutes.
Step 2: Add the onion powder, garlic powder, Worcestershire, beef base, pepper, and herbs; stir to combine.
Step 3: Pour in the red wine and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
Step 4: Press cancel.
Step 5: Add in the broth and stew meat.
Step 6: Close and lock the lid. Be sure that the pressure release valve is set to sealing. Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 25 minutes.
Step 7: Once the cooking time has finished, do a controlled quick release.
Step 8: Unlock and remove the lid.
Step 9: Stir in the barley.
Step 10: Press sauté, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
Step 11: Press cancel, and give everything one last good stir.
Tips
- Serving suggestions: This is a hearty soup that’s a meal in a bowl. The soup goes well with a green salad or some crusty bread or soft dinner rolls on the side.
- Doubling: You can double this recipe in a 6 quart Instant Pot. The pot will take longer to come to pressure, but the cooking time will remain the same.
Storage
Store any leftover beef and barley soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The soup should keep for up to 4 days when properly stored in the fridge.
Instant Pot Beef and Barley Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups peeled and sliced carrots
- 1 cup diced white or yellow onion
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon beef base
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme or dried rosemary
- ¼ cup red wine optional
- 4 cups beef broth or stock
- 1 ½ pounds beef stew meat cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 cup quick barley
Instructions
- Add the oil, onions, carrots, celery, and garlic to the Instant Pot on sauté mode. Cook, stirring regularly, until the veggies begin to soften, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the onion powder, garlic powder, Worcestershire, beef base, pepper, and herbs; stir to combine.
- Pour in the red wine and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Press cancel.
- Add in the broth and stew meat.
- Close and lock the lid. Be sure that the pressure release valve is set to sealing.
- Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 25 minutes.
- Once the cooking time has finished, do a controlled quick release.
- Unlock and remove the lid.
- Stir in the barley.
- Press sauté, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Press cancel, and give everything one last good stir.
Notes
- Vegetables: Feel free to increase the amount of veggies if you like a veggie-heavier soup.
- Red wine: If you don’t want to use red wine, you can substitute more broth or stock.
- Stew meat: You can cut up a chuck roast instead of using stew meat.
- Quick barley: It’s important to use quick barley because regularly barley won’t cook in the same amount of time.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
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