Vegetable Barley Soup
photo by Sageca
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced (optional)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3⁄4 cup pearl barley
- 4 cups beef broth
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- fresh ground pepper
- 2 cups potatoes, cubed
- 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, sliced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley
- 1⁄2 cup grated cheese
directions
- In large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, celery and garlic about 3 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and cook another 3 minutes until softened; add barley and cook another minute.
- Add chicken and beef stock, bay leaves and pepper;bring to a boil.
- Lower heat to medium low; cover and simmer for 1 hour.
- Add potatoes, carrots and salt; return to a boil.reduce to medium low and simmer 30 minutes until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf; add parsley.
- Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle on grated parmesan or cheddar cheese.
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Reviews
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Absolutely fabulous soup - thick,healthy and a perfect winter meal It was a breeze to make too which is always an added bonus . As this was the first time I had cooked with barley I was worried I would have trouble finding it at the supermarket but there it was with the dried lentils and split peas - no problems at all . I added a bit of chopped coriander and a bit of chopped basil along with the parsley and it was soooo good - so my thanks to Sage.
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This is a very nice and filling soup. We love barley and I try to make at least one veggie meal a week so this will work great for us. I did add about a half can of diced tomatoes as they were in the fridge and I thought they would be a nice addition. This will certainly show up at our table again. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
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We had this for our main meal tonight and enjoyed it a lot which wasn't too much of a shock because we are big fans of barley soups. The only slight confusion I had with the recipe was how the ingredients list mentions both beef and chicken stock but when I got to the liquid adding stage of the instructions it only mentioned chicken stock. I wasn't sure which was in error but from the amount of liquid barley usually sucks up I went with adding them both and that worked out well. A tasty and very filling and healthy soup. I used the slow cooker method of high for 4 hours and it worked well. Made for ZWT4.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sageca
Canada
I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!