I can stress how important this sort of content is. Sadly too few folk learn to cook in their day to day lives. Now that’s to say they’re at fault, it’s just the way of the world. Vids like this show how you can make a pot of something from nothing. And importantly, don’t tend to involve any fancy gadgets, which themselves can be prohibitively expense when you’re on a budget. If you know someone who is struggling, and they’re not adverse to being given a helping hand? Get them to watch Larry’s “cooking on a budget” series, and maybe offer them a cheap slow cooker, because the cash poor can also be time poor, and a slow cooker allows for “fire and forget” cooking. Even better if you’re working long hours, as you whack it in before you leave for the day, and you come home to something tasty, filling and nutritious.
Yay! Back to the basics...I love your budget videos! They're especially great for the cold that is to come, a warm and full belly is key. Thanks, Larry and family!😊
Hey, I just want to say, THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS! I’m in the army and rather than receiving a meal card, I get a food allowance. I’ve always been able to be a bit frivolous with it and just buy all of my hot breakfasts and some lunches where I work, but this impending gov shutdown has me a bit worried. All of these budget recipes are simple and seem hearty and delicious, as well as pretty nutritious. I’m single so know I’ll be all right, but there are a ton of families here on base struggling with food security as it is. I’ll be sharing your channel with them!
I was in the army for 8 years and single for five of them and I've never heard of a single soldier getting a food allowance rather than eating in the mess hall. Eating in the mess hall is free, i realize the food isn't great but what the hell it's FREE. How is that even a thing? Things must have changed a lot since I got out.
4 years ago, people were talking trash about your budget meals. In present day, in the crazy world, a lot of people are looking for these kind of videos. Thank you.
I made freezer soup today. Many of our leftovers go into the freezer. When I have enough I make soup. Today's soup was tomato, vegetable, ground beef. I added all the things you did, plus some canned mushrooms and a can of tomato bisque soup for a base. It is delicious! Everyone needs to learn budget cooking and making do with what you have!
My family's version is "fridge soup". It can go Mexican or Italian depending on the leftovers in the fridge. We also use diced tomatoes flavored to match. Usually it has potatoes, but can use pasta if there's already some in there. It's really good so doesn't last long.
@@aaronmcconkey1062I don't think it's pride in poverty. It's pride in being able to eat well and make what you have stretch when you don't have a lot. And being a little bit proud that you've sent your kids to bed satisfied and well nourished is perfectly ok.
@@bethenecampbell6463 Yes I use pasta or rice too, to extend it. It really is delicious. My hubby doesn't care for Mexican food, ours is usally more Italian also. Much better than any canned soup.
My grandmother would make mustgos… lol this is when you look in fridge and cook up everything that must go… older veggies got made into soup… gram would pull out all the leftovers… you might get half a pork chop, a sliver of meatloaf and some mashed potatoes and the person next to you might get the other half of the chop, a chicken leg and rice… no one went hungry and food didn’t get wasted… people today waste so much… it’s sad
I love cabbage dishes but hesitate because a single head of cabbage is a huge amount. I never really want more than half a head if that much. Realistically it's so cheap it doesn't matter much if you throw half of it away, but it offends my frugal soul to just throw food away.
I love this. Not only is this on the less expensive side, but it is a GOOD meal regardless of cost. When making stews or chilis, I love to add some oatmeal to them, it breaks down into nothing but adds a ton of starch to thicken…
happy to see this channel blowing up the way it is! i've done several of your recipes. i'm single and live alone but big batches of food just last me longer if i follow these recipes. i take the leftovers to work or i eat them a day or two later when i don't have time to cook or just don't feel like cooking. long time fan. thanks for looking out for US, THE PEOPLE!
If you can find cheap tough beef a pressure cooker is magical in starting out a good soup base, just cook for 30-40 minutes. It makes the beef tender and infuses the flavorings into the meat. Great series, and thanks. LS
Sirloin roasts are sometimes pretty cheap on sale, though quite large. I've been meaning to buy one and divide it up before cooking for use in recipes like stews and soups, maybe even stroganoff and stir fry if I can get it tender enough.
If you stopped just before the tomatoes and added 4 beef bouillon cubes and some red chili flakes (If you like it spicy, but at least put some in even if you don't like it spicy), then 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Then add 3 cups of dry rice. (use 2x water and 1x rice as you scale up) Return to boil and then reduce heat to simmer and cover for 25 - 30 min and you will have a huge pot of dirty rice. That's all that size pot will hold but you can scale up the rice in a bigger pot. You can also use smoke sausage with or in place of the ground chuck. This is a low-cost staple. You can use just about any meat you have (pork works great and is also inexpensive). If you use Chicken and Smoke Sausage, it is Jambalaya as the fat in the sausage adds that extra flavor. As you noted Onions make it way better if you have them, but onion powder is fine. Rice is inexpensive. You need 1/2 a cup dry rice per person unless you have teenage boys then 1 cup each. The next day add your leftovers to 1 or 2 cans of bean with bacon soup and you have a second meal. Try it out and see what you think. This is basic Cajun home cooking survival when you have 4 teenage boys to feed.
Hey Larry: My mom's favorite addition to this type of soup/stew is instant mashed potatoes. Just enough to thicken the broth slightly. An added benefit is it keeps the meal, in the bowel, hot longer. Good cooks rock!
So glad to see that you’re back to doing budget meals. I really missed them. And your channel looks different somehow, fancier maybe. The video quality also seems better. I used to make a soup like this back in 1969 when I was first married and didn’t know how to cook anything. Of course, frozen veggies weren’t really a thing back then so I just added cans of corn, peas and tomatoes to my ground beef, along with a can of Campbell’s tomato soup. Got us through some lean times.
I never thought about substituting ground beef for the stew meat. I figured it would be too small but it looked fine in there. Not only is it cheaper, you don't have all that stew meat cutting to deal with. Excellent tip and I am going to make a batch. Thanks 👍
I’ve been using a hybridization of your and cowboy kent rollin’s recipes to make nutritious soups and stews for the geezers in my family to eat off of. No complaints and all on a budget 🤘
I splurged and got a 6 pound beef roast, cooked it low and slow with potatoes (with quite a few sprouts and a couple of cans of mushroom. I fed 5 people yesterday. Today I added a couple of cans of peas and carrots and extra can of potatoes some beef bouillon and I have enough to feed 5 more and have leftovers for my lunch the next few days. Yes the roast cost 22 dollars but for at least 10 meals and several lunches it’s so much better than Micky D’s
Larry, great recipe, I make this meal, barley is very under used , it does not have much flavor but is a great filler & healthy & I use barley in other meals, I buy the dry & soak & simmer per directions & has a great texture , also for a buck can get a can of store brand biscuits & pour the stew over them for a filler
I love Barley. As a Scot, I’ve probably used Barley more than most, as it’s a common ingredient in traditional Scottish cooking. Pearl Barley is particularly good, as it really sooks up the flavour.
@rossallan3585 I'm Irish & We use barley a lot also & of course potatoes, also an under used root veggie we use is turnips , I have very many kin that are Scottish, Irish , & Scotch/ Irish mix. My last name Logan has many Irish folks & Scottish folks with the last name Logan , you don't have to answer but what is your last name , is it Allan ? Just curious & btw I am a big fan of haggis & Scotch eggs
This is such a great recipe. It's the kind of food I cook all the time because it's inexpensive, easy and delicious. I'm not feeding a family, I have a household of one, so there are leftovers for days but it stays delicious every single time.
My changes to this would be: rice instead of barley, no peas (don't like them), and instead of water, I use homemade stock that comes from leftover whatever meat I had at a previous meal and saved in the freezer. I just put it in for 20 minutes in my Instant Pot, along with whatever veggies I want, and let it do a natural release to give up all it's flavors when done. I even refreeze the ingredients as stock once cooked. Other substitutions (primarily if I'm serving to vegetarians): white beans, garbanzo beans (chick peas), etc. No need to soak the beans overnight; just cook a bit longer and they will absorb your broth rather than the plain soaking water.
Barley soup has always been one of my favorites. Campbell condensed was my port of entry but making it at home is easy and so, so good! Thanks for the reminder to make some soup! Freeze leftovers in 2 cup portions for a fast delicious belly warmer on another day.🤤🤤🤤
I love homemade beef barley vegetable soup. We make ours similar to yours with chuck roast, same veggies + diced potatoes. We also add beef bullion to the broth to give it an even more beefy, rich flavor. Perfect meal on a budget & for chilly weather.
I've been making something similar for my family for over 30 years, my kids named it "Kitchen Soup" because I'd use whatever was in the kitchen. We raise all our own meat so I could use whatever cut I wanted, but my kids always prefer it with ground meat (beef, pork or lamb) with the fat left in for flavor and good health! Love your channel!
Wow, this Beef, Vegetable, and Barley Soup looks absolutely delicious! 😋 I love how you turned a 'struggle meal' into something so hearty and comforting. Your cooking skills are on point, and the way you explain each step makes it seem doable even for someone like me who's not the best chef. Definitely trying this recipe out for dinner tonight! Thanks for sharing, and keep those amazing recipes coming! 👍🍲
Beef barley vegetable soup brings back those memories of grade school lunch! Loved that soup and I am not a soup person. Guess I'm showing my age....Making this for sure just for the memories!
I grew up on cheap mystery casseroles and soups. Honestly, you make a base soup broth with the seasonings you like (bouillon, salt, pepper, garlic and onion) and you can throw in any meat, veg, bean, or pasta and it will be edible. For casseroles a basic roux, some liquid and pasta/potato, plus any meat and veg you happen to have and top it with cheese and bake...it too will be edible. I think we have made food prep too complicated with all the cooking shows and random cookbooks you see everywhere these days. And if you mess up just remember, the best seasoning is hunger. ;)
I have a similar recipe from when I had a lot less money, the only difference is pot barley instead of quick ($1 CAD/lb vs $2.50/lb at the time) and lentils instead of meat (also $1/lb vs at the time $3/lb and now sometimes $6+/lb). Really like this series because so many people don’t know how to cook frugally so they give up and eat fast food and these simple meals are an excellent stepping stones into learning how to save money through food.
This is actually one of my favorite meals (minus the barley, I like potatoes in mine). I actually prefer my soup with ground beef rather than chunks of beef, as I find the chunks of beef in soup makes things too chewy. Once I have it in a bowl I pile on cheese and crackers.
When you’re on a budget and struggling, broth, onions, celery and spices are sometimes skipped. I buy onion powder (it never goes bad) and make my own broth. Love the budget friendly recipes!!❤❤
If you make a chuck roast for Sunday dinner (or any dinner) it’s good to save a chunk of it for soup. I dice up the leftover and add it to the pot with the onions. Add some broth and whatever vegetables you want. I use a can of tomatoes, a potato or 2 and a half bag of frozen mixed vegetables. Sometimes I use it in stir fry.
I would sub out beef for cooking bacon. That might be a foreign concept anywhere outside the UK. But you (i) can get 500 grams of cooking bacon for around 85 pence (about 1.22 us) a kilo of that goes a long way. There are a couple of caveats, though it's pumped full of water, so does shrink down. It's also incredibly salty. The latter can be overcome by removing the water as it releases during cooking, simply allowing it to evaporate off leaves the salt but there's still a hell of a lot of protein for £1.70 that can then be paired with any veg (which is stupidly cheap even fresh) me personally I like my Mediterranean flavours and nothing says that to me like garlic oregano and the faithfull staple in my kitchen smoked paprika. Also a trick I learned many years ago when using tinned tomatos is sugar. It's addition helps ballance the bitterness that you get from the seeds.
Oh, this reminds me of a recipe I make called "Sparesuppe" (Savingssoup). It's probably a bit pricier than this, but it absolutely will feed you for a while, and it doesn't require a lot of beef. *Sparesuppe:* 200g of minced beef. 1 onion, chopped. 1 red or green bellpepper, chopped. 1 leek, sliced. 1-2 carrots, sliced. 1 head of white cabbage. 1,5 tbsp of butter or margarine. 1 dl (100ml) uncooked white rice. 0,5 tbsp tomato purée. 1,5L chicken stock (about 3 bouillon cubes) Salt or celerysalt. Black pepper. Garlic powder. Basil or rosemary. Needed equipment: A big-ass pot, to hold all that cabbage. I use a 10L pot. 1. Chop the onion and bellpepper. Slice the leek into rings and the carrot into slices. Slice or chop the cabbage as you like it, but finely sliced is encouraged. 2. Sautée the vegetables in the butter or margarine. 3. Add the meat and brown it with the vegetables. 4. Once the cabbage has been softened and the meat has been browned, add the uncooked rice, tomato purée, and chicken stock. Season to taste, then let it come to a boil before lowering the heat and letting it simmer for about 20 minutes with the lid on, until the rice is cooked. 5. Serve hot, possibly with bread. You can change things around in this recipe as you like. I add an extra bouillon cube and some elbow pasta, as well as whatever veg I feel goes well, which I've got on hand. Diced potatoes is a favorite. Feeds me for 5-6 days, easy, with a big portion for each meal. Cabbage is great for when you're eating on a budget.
It's a rainy day here in the PNW. Had me a bowl of scratch potato soup while watching this vid. I love veg beef barley soup. Make it several times a year. I tend to use stew meat and cut the pieces to about 1/4" so there is a piece of meat in just about every bite. But yes, going with ground will hold the cost down even more. Great vid WP.
We don’t have a lot of money, so we’ve been making soups like this for a long time. Sometimes when we have some extra money, we’ll still make soups like this because they’re delicious and we love them!! Thanks!👍
I buy bags of onions and keeps lots of ground beef in the freezer since they are primary ingredients in lots of my recipes. That soup looks pretty good! Reminds me of a hamburger stew recipe that I found. Thanks for the inspiration!
Howdy, I just wanted to thank you for your low budget cooking series. I've made a few of them before, but as someone who unexpectedly will need to make it a couple of months on nearly nothing I'm finding them invaluable.
Bloody jeslous hearing about you guys having snow on the way soon and the temperature plummeting, while here I am, sitting here in rural Australia with 40% humidity and still 100.4°F at 7pm. Send some of that lovely cold weather our way, Larry!!
I made homemade vegetable beef soup on Saturday cause it was cold and rainy. Its my go to for when fall starts too. Thanks Larry, ive never put barley in my soups before, im going to give it a try.
In my area, barley isn't particularly cheap. The best price I've found was an 11 oz package of Quaker quick pearl barley for $2.29. To get two pounds as mentioned in the video, I'd need three packages, totaling 6.87. Potatoes seem much more budget friendly.
mom makes (or made) 'welfare soup' which is ground beef, pasta, and veggies that were readily available. we werent on welfare (just typical middle class/blue collar) but she always made it a point to be price savvy
I'm surprised more people don't know about caldo de pollo. For about $25 you can feed a family of 4 for a few days. Takes a bit of time and prep but it's truly nutritious thanks to the fresh vegetables and high amounts of protein. Add Mexican style rice for calories.
My family has been users of the Better Than Bullion meat flavoring. Very versatile and a lot less salt. More versatile as well. 1 tsp equals 1 bullion cube
We make a soup similar to this, but we use potatoes instead of barley and use tomato sauce to give the broth deeper flavor. My grandma called it hamburger soup and it had whatever vegetables we had in it.
recently discovered you and have been watching your what are we eating videos. Which I very much enjoy. This is the first time I've seen meals on a budget and what a great idea to do that especially in these times when food is so expensive! Will be looking forward to seeing more of these videos thank you😊
I have a couple of questions. I finally remembered to pick up a couple of boxes of quick pearl barley and a pound of ground chuck yesterday, and was planning on cooking this recipe tonight, although I'll probably end up doing it tomorrow, since I don't have as many diced tomatoes as I thought I did. That's a 1 gallon pot you're using, right? I've got a soup pot, but not a dutch oven. If I wanted to add diced potatoes to the mix, when would I add them? Do I need to precook, or can I just dice them up and toss them in? At the end of the video, you say boil 10 to 15 minutes or until the barley is cooked. Then, later, you say, after 15 minutes, the soup is done. Same 15 minutes? or an additional 15 minutes? Given that even ground chuck has hit $6 a pound here, I'd like to get things right on the first lap. Thanks for all the recipes. Probably try the no-peak chicken and rice casserole next week.
Just add some split peas or cheap mix frozen vegetables and you are good to go. I would personally add 3 or 4 potatoes, I cant remember if you did in this vid, I noticed you did in one of the previous stews or vids. But bulks it up and everyone loves some good potatoes which also helps to thicken. I had to stop watching the vid for a few hours, driving around on errands. EDIT: I wrote too soon., frozen vegetables are so handy. I love the green beans and peas mainly, but the small cube potatoes are good also. Loving watching these vids. I did buy meat bones and made a soup with vegetables, split peas for a ham and pea soup. More beef soup though. But added all the vegetables getting almost over their past use date, capsicum, carrots etc.
When I was a kid, we didn't eat barley soup very often, but every time we did, we had to listen to my dad, "Hey, have I ever told you the story about barley soup?" Of course he had told us, and he knew he had told us, but he had to tell us again. "The guy went into a restaurant and ordered soup. The guy at the counter said, 'What kind of soup? We have barley soup. Do you want barley soup?' 'Hell, I can't eat a whole bar'l of soup, a pailful is enough for me!'" Then my dad would slap his knee and laugh like a maniac.
This is the first video I've watched of yours (found you through Am I The Genius's "worst foods your parents served you" video. Never thought that clickbaity view farm would provide good info!), and I already love your channel. I like how you emphasize words (reminds me of a sports broadcaster 😄) and are really positive about improvising and provide ideas of things you can use!
Not sure if they have Marmite (Vegemite in some other countries) in the US but adding that to beef stews or chilis adds great beef flavour without needing beef. A great umami blast for pennies.
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I can stress how important this sort of content is. Sadly too few folk learn to cook in their day to day lives. Now that’s to say they’re at fault, it’s just the way of the world. Vids like this show how you can make a pot of something from nothing. And importantly, don’t tend to involve any fancy gadgets, which themselves can be prohibitively expense when you’re on a budget.
If you know someone who is struggling, and they’re not adverse to being given a helping hand? Get them to watch Larry’s “cooking on a budget” series, and maybe offer them a cheap slow cooker, because the cash poor can also be time poor, and a slow cooker allows for “fire and forget” cooking. Even better if you’re working long hours, as you whack it in before you leave for the day, and you come home to something tasty, filling and nutritious.
THANKS!
Yay! Back to the basics...I love your budget videos! They're especially great for the cold that is to come, a warm and full belly is key. Thanks, Larry and family!😊
Yes! Thank you!
As a single person, I make big batches like this then freeze half in individual portions. Thanks for the inspiration! ❤
Hey, I just want to say, THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS!
I’m in the army and rather than receiving a meal card, I get a food allowance. I’ve always been able to be a bit frivolous with it and just buy all of my hot breakfasts and some lunches where I work, but this impending gov shutdown has me a bit worried.
All of these budget recipes are simple and seem hearty and delicious, as well as pretty nutritious.
I’m single so know I’ll be all right, but there are a ton of families here on base struggling with food security as it is. I’ll be sharing your channel with them!
Air Force here. I've spent far too much money since I've gotten in, and it's time for me to cut back hard
I was in the army for 8 years and single for five of them and I've never heard of a single soldier getting a food allowance rather than eating in the mess hall. Eating in the mess hall is free, i realize the food isn't great but what the hell it's FREE. How is that even a thing? Things must have changed a lot since I got out.
4 years ago, people were talking trash about your budget meals.
In present day, in the crazy world, a lot of people are looking for these kind of videos.
Thank you.
Thank you
I made freezer soup today. Many of our leftovers go into the freezer. When I have enough I make soup. Today's soup was tomato, vegetable, ground beef. I added all the things you did, plus some canned mushrooms and a can of tomato bisque soup for a base. It is delicious! Everyone needs to learn budget cooking and making do with what you have!
Wish people would stop having pride in their poverty. People rightly crap on cali but defend and even have pride in their poverty..
@@aaronmcconkey1062 I'm not poor, just making use of what I have. Which leads to saving money.
My family's version is "fridge soup". It can go Mexican or Italian depending on the leftovers in the fridge. We also use diced tomatoes flavored to match. Usually it has potatoes, but can use pasta if there's already some in there. It's really good so doesn't last long.
@@aaronmcconkey1062I don't think it's pride in poverty. It's pride in being able to eat well and make what you have stretch when you don't have a lot. And being a little bit proud that you've sent your kids to bed satisfied and well nourished is perfectly ok.
@@bethenecampbell6463 Yes I use pasta or rice too, to extend it. It really is delicious. My hubby doesn't care for Mexican food, ours is usally more Italian also. Much better than any canned soup.
My grandmother would make mustgos… lol this is when you look in fridge and cook up everything that must go… older veggies got made into soup… gram would pull out all the leftovers… you might get half a pork chop, a sliver of meatloaf and some mashed potatoes and the person next to you might get the other half of the chop, a chicken leg and rice… no one went hungry and food didn’t get wasted… people today waste so much… it’s sad
Looks outstanding. Beef barley and Beef and Cabbage soups are my go to during the winter months.
I don't like barley, but there are alternatives. 👍
I love cabbage dishes but hesitate because a single head of cabbage is a huge amount. I never really want more than half a head if that much. Realistically it's so cheap it doesn't matter much if you throw half of it away, but it offends my frugal soul to just throw food away.
Brother, I can't believe how popular your channel has gotten. It's very well deserved. Good on you!
Thank you
You’re literally saving lives with this youtube channel man. Thank you.
I love this. Not only is this on the less expensive side, but it is a GOOD meal regardless of cost. When making stews or chilis, I love to add some oatmeal to them, it breaks down into nothing but adds a ton of starch to thicken…
happy to see this channel blowing up the way it is! i've done several of your recipes. i'm single and live alone but big batches of food just last me longer if i follow these recipes. i take the leftovers to work or i eat them a day or two later when i don't have time to cook or just don't feel like cooking. long time fan. thanks for looking out for US, THE PEOPLE!
Thank you very much!
If you can find cheap tough beef a pressure cooker is magical in starting out a good soup base, just cook for 30-40 minutes. It makes the beef tender and infuses the flavorings into the meat. Great series, and thanks. LS
Sirloin roasts are sometimes pretty cheap on sale, though quite large. I've been meaning to buy one and divide it up before cooking for use in recipes like stews and soups, maybe even stroganoff and stir fry if I can get it tender enough.
If you stopped just before the tomatoes and added 4 beef bouillon cubes and some red chili flakes (If you like it spicy, but at least put some in even if you don't like it spicy), then 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Then add 3 cups of dry rice. (use 2x water and 1x rice as you scale up) Return to boil and then reduce heat to simmer and cover for 25 - 30 min and you will have a huge pot of dirty rice. That's all that size pot will hold but you can scale up the rice in a bigger pot. You can also use smoke sausage with or in place of the ground chuck. This is a low-cost staple. You can use just about any meat you have (pork works great and is also inexpensive). If you use Chicken and Smoke Sausage, it is Jambalaya as the fat in the sausage adds that extra flavor. As you noted Onions make it way better if you have them, but onion powder is fine. Rice is inexpensive. You need 1/2 a cup dry rice per person unless you have teenage boys then 1 cup each. The next day add your leftovers to 1 or 2 cans of bean with bacon soup and you have a second meal. Try it out and see what you think. This is basic Cajun home cooking survival when you have 4 teenage boys to feed.
This is one of the most versatile recipes I’ve come across. You can change this to anything you want it to be! Thank you.
Hey Larry: My mom's favorite addition to this type of soup/stew is instant mashed potatoes. Just enough to thicken the broth slightly. An added benefit is it keeps the meal, in the bowel, hot longer. Good cooks rock!
So glad to see that you’re back to doing budget meals. I really missed them. And your channel looks different somehow, fancier maybe. The video quality also seems better.
I used to make a soup like this back in 1969 when I was first married and didn’t know how to cook anything. Of course, frozen veggies weren’t really a thing back then so I just added cans of corn, peas and tomatoes to my ground beef, along with a can of Campbell’s tomato soup. Got us through some lean times.
I never thought about substituting ground beef for the stew meat. I figured it would be too small but it looked fine in there. Not only is it cheaper, you don't have all that stew meat cutting to deal with. Excellent tip and I am going to make a batch. Thanks 👍
Raising 7 kids taught me all the ways to use hamburger. 😀
Plus cooking that will make the whole place smell good and inviting during the chilly days..
My mom makes hamburger soup all the time… we love it!!!
@@emilybilbow4990 My late Dad made hamburger soup with okra and corn, and we put it over spaghetti to stretch the meal. Works over rice too.
I find lean ground works best
I’ve been using a hybridization of your and cowboy kent rollin’s recipes to make nutritious soups and stews for the geezers in my family to eat off of. No complaints and all on a budget 🤘
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Even though I don't eat meat and can't eat barley, this is going in my recipe collection, with adjustments just as you suggest. Great video 😊
It's a broth... you can add anything your want to it... and it becomes "a soup." It's not a recipe.
Hope you enjoy
Use tofu for the soup and use vegetable broth those will work fine..
Maybe allergic to barley..
Be a man and eat some meat
I splurged and got a 6 pound beef roast, cooked it low and slow with potatoes (with quite a few sprouts and a couple of cans of mushroom. I fed 5 people yesterday. Today I added a couple of cans of peas and carrots and extra can of potatoes some beef bouillon and I have enough to feed 5 more and have leftovers for my lunch the next few days. Yes the roast cost 22 dollars but for at least 10 meals and several lunches it’s so much better than Micky D’s
I would totally pulverize those tomatoes. Yes to the barley. Also, Magi's seasoning is a good flavor additive.
Larry, great recipe, I make this meal, barley is very under used , it does not have much flavor but is a great filler & healthy & I use barley in other meals, I buy the dry & soak & simmer per directions & has a great texture , also for a buck can get a can of store brand biscuits & pour the stew over them for a filler
I love Barley. As a Scot, I’ve probably used Barley more than most, as it’s a common ingredient in traditional Scottish cooking. Pearl Barley is particularly good, as it really sooks up the flavour.
@rossallan3585 I'm Irish & We use barley a lot also & of course potatoes, also an under used root veggie we use is turnips , I have very many kin that are Scottish, Irish , & Scotch/ Irish mix. My last name Logan has many Irish folks & Scottish folks with the last name Logan , you don't have to answer but what is your last name , is it Allan ? Just curious & btw I am a big fan of haggis & Scotch eggs
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Yep, that is what food is coming to in this country "filler"
My mother used to make this for me when I was young. Brings back memories. Thanks for the video!! Have a great day everyone!!
Thank you! You too!
This is such a great recipe. It's the kind of food I cook all the time because it's inexpensive, easy and delicious. I'm not feeding a family, I have a household of one, so there are leftovers for days but it stays delicious every single time.
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My changes to this would be: rice instead of barley, no peas (don't like them), and instead of water, I use homemade stock that comes from leftover whatever meat I had at a previous meal and saved in the freezer. I just put it in for 20 minutes in my Instant Pot, along with whatever veggies I want, and let it do a natural release to give up all it's flavors when done. I even refreeze the ingredients as stock once cooked. Other substitutions (primarily if I'm serving to vegetarians): white beans, garbanzo beans (chick peas), etc. No need to soak the beans overnight; just cook a bit longer and they will absorb your broth rather than the plain soaking water.
Barley soup has always been one of my favorites. Campbell condensed was my port of entry but making it at home is easy and so, so good! Thanks for the reminder to make some soup! Freeze leftovers in 2 cup portions for a fast delicious belly warmer on another day.🤤🤤🤤
I love homemade beef barley vegetable soup. We make ours similar to yours with chuck roast, same veggies + diced potatoes. We also add beef bullion to the broth to give it an even more beefy, rich flavor. Perfect meal on a budget & for chilly weather.
I've been making something similar for my family for over 30 years, my kids named it "Kitchen Soup" because I'd use whatever was in the kitchen. We raise all our own meat so I could use whatever cut I wanted, but my kids always prefer it with ground meat (beef, pork or lamb) with the fat left in for flavor and good health! Love your channel!
I really appreciate these "struggle meal" recipes. Money is tight right now. But with this channel there's always good eats. Thank you.
Wow, this Beef, Vegetable, and Barley Soup looks absolutely delicious! 😋 I love how you turned a 'struggle meal' into something so hearty and comforting. Your cooking skills are on point, and the way you explain each step makes it seem doable even for someone like me who's not the best chef. Definitely trying this recipe out for dinner tonight! Thanks for sharing, and keep those amazing recipes coming! 👍🍲
Beef barley vegetable soup brings back those memories of grade school lunch! Loved that soup and I am not a soup person. Guess I'm showing my age....Making this for sure just for the memories!
You make soup like I do. Whatever is on the shelf or in the fridge. I love cooking this way.
Never in all my 40 years have I heard anyone suggest substituting coffee or cola for worcestershire sauce. That's actually pretty smart!
It's not a "substitution"... it's an "option" if your pantry is empty and you have nothing... and you want to add some form of "other" flavor.
Thanks Larry!
I'm so happy you said rice substitute because pearl barley is $6.99 a pound here, and rice is a buck.
This excellent economy. Thank you for saving me from starving to death. Thx Mr and Mrs Wolfe
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That is no joke, with food price the way the are these days, I love these videos. Please keep making more and Thank you.
Awesome. Nice to see something cooked on the stove. Looks very hearty.
I grew up on cheap mystery casseroles and soups. Honestly, you make a base soup broth with the seasonings you like (bouillon, salt, pepper, garlic and onion) and you can throw in any meat, veg, bean, or pasta and it will be edible. For casseroles a basic roux, some liquid and pasta/potato, plus any meat and veg you happen to have and top it with cheese and bake...it too will be edible. I think we have made food prep too complicated with all the cooking shows and random cookbooks you see everywhere these days. And if you mess up just remember, the best seasoning is hunger. ;)
"Use whatever you have..." Yep, my kind of cooking! 😎👍
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Thank you for suggesting the ground chuck! You the Larry are awesome!!
Rice and beef soup sounds really good, too!
Nothing is more comforting than a big pot of homemade soup, stew,, or chili.
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I have a similar recipe from when I had a lot less money, the only difference is pot barley instead of quick ($1 CAD/lb vs $2.50/lb at the time) and lentils instead of meat (also $1/lb vs at the time $3/lb and now sometimes $6+/lb). Really like this series because so many people don’t know how to cook frugally so they give up and eat fast food and these simple meals are an excellent stepping stones into learning how to save money through food.
This is actually one of my favorite meals (minus the barley, I like potatoes in mine). I actually prefer my soup with ground beef rather than chunks of beef, as I find the chunks of beef in soup makes things too chewy. Once I have it in a bowl I pile on cheese and crackers.
When you’re on a budget and struggling, broth, onions, celery and spices are sometimes skipped. I buy onion powder (it never goes bad) and make my own broth.
Love the budget friendly recipes!!❤❤
Sounds like a good winter day soup!
Larry, you've saved me - I now know what to serve to my family that's visiting next week, in hopes they'll leave early and stay at a hotel next time
Glad to help
Your budget videos are such a win win for everyone! Well done.
I make this with rice often. Never thought about barley so I went and got some. Little bit of a flavor upgrade so thumbs up. Thank for the video!
Always appreciate the budget videos, these are very helpful and important
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If you make a chuck roast for Sunday dinner (or any dinner) it’s good to save a chunk of it for soup. I dice up the leftover and add it to the pot with the onions. Add some broth and whatever vegetables you want. I use a can of tomatoes, a potato or 2 and a half bag of frozen mixed vegetables.
Sometimes I use it in stir fry.
I love beef and barley. Looks yummy. 😮
when canned tomato is used for soup/stews, i like to add a few packets of bbq sauce from mcdonalds, as it adds some smoky flavour to it :3
I would sub out beef for cooking bacon. That might be a foreign concept anywhere outside the UK. But you (i) can get 500 grams of cooking bacon for around 85 pence (about 1.22 us) a kilo of that goes a long way. There are a couple of caveats, though it's pumped full of water, so does shrink down. It's also incredibly salty. The latter can be overcome by removing the water as it releases during cooking, simply allowing it to evaporate off leaves the salt but there's still a hell of a lot of protein for £1.70 that can then be paired with any veg (which is stupidly cheap even fresh) me personally I like my Mediterranean flavours and nothing says that to me like garlic oregano and the faithfull staple in my kitchen smoked paprika. Also a trick I learned many years ago when using tinned tomatos is sugar. It's addition helps ballance the bitterness that you get from the seeds.
Oh, this reminds me of a recipe I make called "Sparesuppe" (Savingssoup). It's probably a bit pricier than this, but it absolutely will feed you for a while, and it doesn't require a lot of beef.
*Sparesuppe:*
200g of minced beef.
1 onion, chopped.
1 red or green bellpepper, chopped.
1 leek, sliced.
1-2 carrots, sliced.
1 head of white cabbage.
1,5 tbsp of butter or margarine.
1 dl (100ml) uncooked white rice.
0,5 tbsp tomato purée.
1,5L chicken stock (about 3 bouillon cubes)
Salt or celerysalt.
Black pepper.
Garlic powder.
Basil or rosemary.
Needed equipment: A big-ass pot, to hold all that cabbage. I use a 10L pot.
1. Chop the onion and bellpepper. Slice the leek into rings and the carrot into slices. Slice or chop the cabbage as you like it, but finely sliced is encouraged.
2. Sautée the vegetables in the butter or margarine.
3. Add the meat and brown it with the vegetables.
4. Once the cabbage has been softened and the meat has been browned, add the uncooked rice, tomato purée, and chicken stock. Season to taste, then let it come to a boil before lowering the heat and letting it simmer for about 20 minutes with the lid on, until the rice is cooked.
5. Serve hot, possibly with bread.
You can change things around in this recipe as you like. I add an extra bouillon cube and some elbow pasta, as well as whatever veg I feel goes well, which I've got on hand. Diced potatoes is a favorite. Feeds me for 5-6 days, easy, with a big portion for each meal. Cabbage is great for when you're eating on a budget.
It's a rainy day here in the PNW. Had me a bowl of scratch potato soup while watching this vid. I love veg beef barley soup. Make it several times a year. I tend to use stew meat and cut the pieces to about 1/4" so there is a piece of meat in just about every bite. But yes, going with ground will hold the cost down even more. Great vid WP.
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Growing up Campbell's "Beef with Vegetables and Barley" was my favorite soup. Who here remembers walking home for lunch at school?
I found putting a 2 or 3 slices of a cheap wholegrain bread on the bottom of a bowl really helps filling too
We don’t have a lot of money, so we’ve been making soups like this for a long time. Sometimes when we have some extra money, we’ll still make soups like this because they’re delicious and we love them!! Thanks!👍
So true!
That's the boy we all know and luv. Cheap eats is his forte.
This was one of my favorite meals when I had a house full of kids. Thanks!
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Your soup looks delicious! I am going to the kitchen right now and make a big pot for supper! Your recipe is so timely!
Hope you enjoy
I buy bags of onions and keeps lots of ground beef in the freezer since they are primary ingredients in lots of my recipes. That soup looks pretty good! Reminds me of a hamburger stew recipe that I found. Thanks for the inspiration!
Looks good, thanks for sharing, God bless !
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Great yummy recipe. Even if someone isn't on a budget, they might love this!
Howdy, I just wanted to thank you for your low budget cooking series. I've made a few of them before, but as someone who unexpectedly will need to make it a couple of months on nearly nothing I'm finding them invaluable.
great looking soup! thanks for the ideas
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Great thoughts on changing the recipe for what you have. Lot's of people don't get that.
Plus, the was no Scooter involved!
Bloody jeslous hearing about you guys having snow on the way soon and the temperature plummeting, while here I am, sitting here in rural Australia with 40% humidity and still 100.4°F at 7pm.
Send some of that lovely cold weather our way, Larry!!
So happy to see a return to the budget recipes.
Haven’t watched you in years video just popped up such an amazing feeling your still killing it❤❤
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I go to the local grocery outlet and they usually have bags of tomatoes for super cheap. I stew them myself.
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I made homemade vegetable beef soup on Saturday cause it was cold and rainy. Its my go to for when fall starts too. Thanks Larry, ive never put barley in my soups before, im going to give it a try.
In my area, barley isn't particularly cheap. The best price I've found was an 11 oz package of Quaker quick pearl barley for $2.29. To get two pounds as mentioned in the video, I'd need three packages, totaling 6.87. Potatoes seem much more budget friendly.
Barley is always a good and cheap ingredient in soups and stews. Throw in some cabbage you have a great soup
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It was making my mouth water up, looks tasty.
This is a great recipe, its basic to the core and will work anytime. Especially with the upcoming colder weather.
Yes, exactly
Ah yes, my favorite. Would love to see more!
There’s nothing wrong with improvising. I wouldn’t have half the recipes that I do today if I hadn’t of tried things. Keep up the good work
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@@TheWolfePit Your welcome.
I keep a jar of dried onion in the pantry. It's great to add a bit to tuna salad or shake some into soup if no onion is available.
The only thing I enjoy about winter. Cooking soup all day on the wood stove. Even humidifies the air!
I make this soup all the time with the exception of barley and my family loves it
Budget or not, I make this kind of thing all the time. It’s absolutely delicious. Nice one Larry!
mom makes (or made) 'welfare soup' which is ground beef, pasta, and veggies that were readily available. we werent on welfare (just typical middle class/blue collar) but she always made it a point to be price savvy
I'm surprised more people don't know about caldo de pollo. For about $25 you can feed a family of 4 for a few days. Takes a bit of time and prep but it's truly nutritious thanks to the fresh vegetables and high amounts of protein. Add Mexican style rice for calories.
My family has been users of the Better Than Bullion meat flavoring. Very versatile and a lot less salt. More versatile as well. 1 tsp equals 1 bullion cube
I also use BB and love it, but it's pricey for a bdudget meal.
That looks absolutely YUM.
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We make a soup similar to this, but we use potatoes instead of barley and use tomato sauce to give the broth deeper flavor. My grandma called it hamburger soup and it had whatever vegetables we had in it.
Haven’t even watched the vid yet, but I make beef and barley soup all the time. So cheap and so good
That is a great looking cool weather video and with food prices so high these days, who doesn't need some budget meals that are hearty and less costly
Glad you enjoyed it
recently discovered you and have been watching your what are we eating videos. Which I very much enjoy. This is the first time I've seen meals on a budget and what a great idea to do that especially in these times when food is so expensive! Will be looking forward to seeing more of these videos thank you😊
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I have a couple of questions. I finally remembered to pick up a couple of boxes of quick pearl barley and a pound of ground chuck yesterday, and was planning on cooking this recipe tonight, although I'll probably end up doing it tomorrow, since I don't have as many diced tomatoes as I thought I did.
That's a 1 gallon pot you're using, right? I've got a soup pot, but not a dutch oven.
If I wanted to add diced potatoes to the mix, when would I add them? Do I need to precook, or can I just dice them up and toss them in?
At the end of the video, you say boil 10 to 15 minutes or until the barley is cooked. Then, later, you say, after 15 minutes, the soup is done. Same 15 minutes? or an additional 15 minutes? Given that even ground chuck has hit $6 a pound here, I'd like to get things right on the first lap.
Thanks for all the recipes. Probably try the no-peak chicken and rice casserole next week.
This recipe looks like a winner. I’m going to have to try it.
It's not a recipe... it's soup... with things you have at hand when in a pinch.
Hope you enjoy
Just add some split peas or cheap mix frozen vegetables and you are good to go. I would personally add 3 or 4 potatoes, I cant remember if you did in this vid, I noticed you did in one of the previous stews or vids. But bulks it up and everyone loves some good potatoes which also helps to thicken. I had to stop watching the vid for a few hours, driving around on errands. EDIT: I wrote too soon., frozen vegetables are so handy. I love the green beans and peas mainly, but the small cube potatoes are good also. Loving watching these vids. I did buy meat bones and made a soup with vegetables, split peas for a ham and pea soup. More beef soup though. But added all the vegetables getting almost over their past use date, capsicum, carrots etc.
When I was a kid, we didn't eat barley soup very often, but every time we did, we had to listen to my dad, "Hey, have I ever told you the story about barley soup?"
Of course he had told us, and he knew he had told us, but he had to tell us again.
"The guy went into a restaurant and ordered soup.
The guy at the counter said, 'What kind of soup? We have barley soup. Do you want barley soup?'
'Hell, I can't eat a whole bar'l of soup, a pailful is enough for me!'"
Then my dad would slap his knee and laugh like a maniac.
This is the first video I've watched of yours (found you through Am I The Genius's "worst foods your parents served you" video. Never thought that clickbaity view farm would provide good info!), and I already love your channel. I like how you emphasize words (reminds me of a sports broadcaster 😄) and are really positive about improvising and provide ideas of things you can use!
Not sure if they have Marmite (Vegemite in some other countries) in the US but adding that to beef stews or chilis adds great beef flavour without needing beef. A great umami blast for pennies.