Oxtail barley soup

I was giddy walking to my car yesterday. I was cold. Yes, cold. Funny how you can forget that sensation during the summer. Cold is so welcomed in the Fall and then so disdained come late March. So in celebration of fleeces, uggs, and waaaaaay too many Pinterest Fall decor and craft ideas... I give you one of my most comforting soups. Perfect to come home to after a Sunday drive through the country, after waiting in the cold for your kid's coach to wrap up practice, or after an afternoon of…

This easy and delicious oxtail soup tastes just like Grandma used to make! Hearty and filling, this is the perfect supper soup!

I created this recipe on the spur of the moment for a friend who was coming to visit. I knew she enjoyed soup, so I decided to liven up my usual vegetable soup by adding oxtails. Little did I know, oxtails were her favorite and she hadn't had them for years! Was she pleased when I sent the leftovers home with her!

Asking me to pick my favorite celebrity chef or cook would be pretty impossible, I like so many for different reasons. Firmly placed in my "Top 10" list though would be Ina Garten for her stellar cookbooks and recipes. Although we sometimes have our difference in the amount of salt, oil, butter, etc. that truly needs to be in a recipe, (I just worry about her and Jeffrey sometimes!) ;-) we work very well together and her recipes almost always turn out to be my favorites--even the ones with…

We know, oxtail doesn't sound like something you want to be eating, but trust us, it makes for the most deeply flavored, delicious Beef Barley Soup you'll ever have. Oxtail meat (we get ours from beef cattle, not oxen, even though it's still called oxtail), is full of rich gelatin that packs flavor into the soup. The meat will be tender and flavorful after cooking in the soup and is a great addition back into the soup, if desired. If you don't want to use oxtail, you can always use chopped…

Ina Garten Beef Vegetable Soup is made with beef oxtails, leeks, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, beef broth, and pearled barley. This easy Beef Vegetable Soup recipe creates a hearty dinner that takes about 2 hours to prepare and can serve up to 6 people.

With tender stew meat and pearl barley in a rich, savory fully flavored broth, this Beef and Barley Soup recipe is hearty, filling, & delish!

For a bowl of hearty comfort, cook up Ina Garten's Rich Beef Barley Soup recipe, made with meaty oxtail bones, fresh veggies and herbs, from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network.