Slow-Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 onions, chopped fine
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 4 cups beef broth
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup pearl barley, rinsed
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 pounds beef blade steak, 3/4 to 1 inch thick, trimmed
• Salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley