"The best news after a long day? Your slow cooker made you dinner...."
braising beef, cut into 2" pieces
salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
cloves garlic, crushed
onion, diced
carrots, cut into half moons
fresh thyme leaves
mushrooms, cut into 1/4" slices
pearl barley
low-sodium chicken stock
low-sodium soy sauce