Mushroom Barley Soup

One of the only soups my hubby will eat and it’s awesome. Here is what you will need ….

1 large onion

2 large carrots

1 cup of barley (uncooked)

3 cups of chopped mushrooms (I used baby bella)

5 to 8 large Idaho Potatoes

Salt and Pepper to Taste

I would like to start off saying the above measurements of ingredients is a rough estimate for a large pot of soup. This soup you are going to be multi-tasking

First cook 1 cup of Barley (you can cook this a day ahead which is what I have done)

    • Over high heat, bring the barley and water (3 cups), uncovered, to a boil.
    • Cover, and reduce the heat to low.
    • Allow the grain to simmer for 45 minutes*. …
  • Once cooked, it will always retain some chewiness.

soup-chopped-barley

While that is going on chop your mushrooms and put them into the pot with about 4.5 Quarts of water (yes this will be a Gigantic Soup) and bring to a boil. Salt and Pepper … then set it to low for a simmer.

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Simultaneously chop the onion and shred the carrots, fry with olive oil till golden brown … make sure to salt and pepper.

soup-carrots-and-onions

Once the mushrooms are at a simmer and the onion and carrot mix is nice and golden brown combine it into the pot. Set everything to a low simmer and cover the pot.

Add the Barley to your pot.

Peel and Chop the potatoes, add them to your soup  then Salt and Pepper again.

soup-chopped-potatoes

Keep checking on your soup until the Potatoes are tender but not over cooked.

You are DONE, ENJOY …. add sour cream for extra enjoyment 🙂

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