Barley and Beef Stew

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Portions:
6

Serving Size:
1-1/4 cups

Diet Types:

Diabetes
Dialysis

Ingredients

1 cup pearl barley, uncooked
1 pound lean beef stew meat
2 tablespoons all-purpose white flour
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup onion
1 large stalk celery
1 garlic clove
2 medium carrots
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash® onion herb seasoning

Preparation

Soak barley in 2 cups of water for 1 hour.
Dice onion and celery. Mince garlic clove. Slice carrots 1/4-inch thick. Cut beef into 1-1/2 inch cubes.
Place flour, black pepper and stew meat in a plastic bag. Shake to dust stew meat with flour.
Heat oil in a heavy 4-quart pot and brown the stew meat. Remove meat from pot.
Sauté and stir onion, celery and garlic in meat drippings for 2 minutes. Add 2 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Return meat to the pot. Add bay leaves and salt. reduce heat to a simmer.
Drain and rinse barley, then add to the pot. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes.
After 1 hour add sliced carrots and Mrs. Dash® herb seasoning. Simmer for another hour. Add additional water if needed to prevent sticking.

Helpful hints

For a CKD non-dialysis lower protein diet, decrease beef to 8 ounces per recipe. Protein will be decreased to 14 grams per serving.

Submitted by: From "Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook" By Sara Colman, RD, CSR, CDE and Dorothy Gordon, RN Submitted by Sara Colman.