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Mushroom Barley Soup Recipe

Mushroom Barley Soup Recipe

2022-01-17
4 Stars (18 Voters)
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This mushroom barley soup is of the most flavorful and comforting soups I’ve ever made. A perfect mushroom soup for cold winter days that will warm you up. This easy soup is made of fresh mushrooms, dried porcini mushrooms, carrots, celery, pearl barley and more delicious ingredients.
DIFFICULTY
Easy
YIELDS
8
PREP TIME
45 Minutes
WORK TIME
10 Minutes
RECIPE CUISINE
World
INGREDIENTS FOR YIELDS

  • 3 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 1 Onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves Garlic, crushed
  • Celery, chopped
  • 2 Carrots, diced
  • 1 Potato, diced
  • 300g White button mushrooms
  • 60g Dried porcini mushrooms
  • 1 cup (200g) Pearl barley, rinsed
  • 2.5L Water/stock
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1-2 teaspoons thyme
  • 2 tablespoons Parsley, chopped (optional)
DIRECTIONS

  1. I a bowl place dried mushrooms, pour1-2 cups of how water and allow to soak for 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile start making the soup: in a large pot heat olive oil, add chopped onion and fry until slightly golden, add crushed garlic, chopped celery and diced carrots and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add chopped white button mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms are softened, about 8-10 minutes.
  3. Drain soaked mushrooms, chop them and add to the pot, add chopped potato, pearl barley. Add the mushroom soaking liquids, and 2.5L of water.
  4. Season with salt, pepper, cumin and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and simmer until the pearl barley are cooked to al dente, about 20-25 minutes.
  5. Check the seasoning, if needed add spices. Turn the heat off and add chopped parsley (optional).
  6. Serve!

COMMENTS (3)
  • S
    Sarah
    10/15/2022

    Best soup I've ever made. Highly recommended!!!

    Reply
  • C
    Cathy
    2/12/2024

    There’s 2 places where it says add the potatoes, which is right? And does adding up to 2 cups soaking liquid plus 2.5 liters stock make too much liquid?

    Reply
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    The Cooking Foodie
    2/13/2024

    The second time is correct. I just fixed it. No, it's not too much.

    Reply
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