Barley and Mushroom Soup Recipe

Name: Barley and Mushroom Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6 -8
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1/2 cup barley rinsed; 2 medium onions diced; 1/2 lb mushrooms; 8 cups reduced sodium chicken broth; 1 large carrot thinly sliced; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 2 Tbsp minced parsley or dill to serve; Sour cream to serve

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings
6 -8
Course
Soup
Cuisine
Russian, Ukrainian

Barley and Mushroom Soup Recipe

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Ingredients

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2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup barley rinsed
2 medium onions diced
1/2 lb mushrooms thinly sliced
8 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
1 large carrot thinly sliced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 Tbsp minced parsley or dill to serve
Sour cream to serve optional

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Instructions

How to make Mushroom and Barley Soup:
Dice 2 onions and slice 1/2 lb of mushrooms, and thinly slicing 1 carrot.
In a large soup pot heat 2 Tbsp of oil and 2 Tbsp of butter, then add 1/2 cup of barley along with diced onions. Cook over medium heat for 5 min, stirring frequently.
Add sliced mushrooms and cook for another 5 min or until mushroom liquid has evaporated.
Next, add 8 cups of chicken broth, sliced carrot, 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of ground pepper. Bring soup to a boil and skim off impurities that float to the top.
Cover and simmer on low heat for 1 hour. stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with parsley or dill before serving.