Instant Pot Beef Barley Soup (Easy and Delicious)
Make this melt-in-the-mouth tender, easy Instant Pot Beef Barley soup recipe brimming with veggies and all the savory goodness you need.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 6-oz can tomato paste
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 lb stewing beef or leftover roast, cut in 1/2" cubes
- ½ cup pearl barley
- 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
- 2 cups finely-chopped spinach such a frozen chopped spinach, or fresh kale
Instructions
- Heat the oil in your pressure cooker or instant pot on the sear/brown/saute setting (depending on your model) or over medium-high heat if stovetop.
- Add onion and cook until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until it it smells caramelized and looks a shade or two darker, about 3 minutes.
- Add broth, beef, barley and salt. Bring pressure cooker to high pressure and cook for 30 minutes. Quick release the pressure, then stir in the chopped greens.