35 beef barley recipes

Traditional English black pudding baked in a roasting pan with pig's blood, beef suet, pearl barley, oatmeal, and dried mint. A casing-free version sliced and fried for breakfast with apples and mash.

Hearty vegetable soup with pot barley, macaroni, cabbage, potatoes, mixed vegetables, and your choice of chicken, beef, or ham. One pot, serves 8, uses up the fridge.

It definitely warmed me up instantly, a perfect dinner on a cold winter day. I used beef stock to increase the depth of flavour, and it certainly did the job. The soup was very tasty and loaded with nutrients from barley and beans. Made a large pot, and froze the remaining soup.