Barley And Bean Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Put 6 cups water, the beans, barley, garlic, carrots, celery, onions, bay leaf, 11/2 tablespoons salt, herb blend, some pepper and porcini mushrooms (if using) in a slow cooker. Squeeze the tomatoes through your hands over the pot to break them down, and add with their juices. Cover and cook on high until the beans are quite tender and the soup is thick, about 8 hours.
• Add the spinach and cheese, and stir until the spinach wilts, about 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into warmed bowls and drizzle each serving with vinegar and olive oil.

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in Dutch oven or large deep skillet.
• Bring to boil on medium heat 10 min., stirring occasionally. Cover.
• Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, add the onion, fennel and garlic, and cook until softened and just beginning to brown, about 10-12 mins.
• Mash half the chickpeas and add to the pan with the tomatoes, stock and barley. Top up with a can of water and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 45 mins or until the barley is tender. Add another can of water if the liquid has significantly reduced.
• Add the remaining chickpeas and the butter beans to the soup. After a few mins, stir in the spinach and cook until wilted, about 1 min. Season and serve scattered with Parmesan.

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add enough water to cover beans by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. , In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in broth, water, beans, carrots, red peppers, celery, barley, 1/4 cup parsley, bay leaves, salt, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Add tomatoes; heat through. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parsley.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large soup pot, sauté onion and beef until brown, add vegetables and continue to sauté for 2 minutes, add remaining spices and barley. Stir and sauté another 2 minutes.
• Add remaining vegetables (optional) and tomato paste (optional) and enough water to bring volume to about 6 quarts. Bring to a slow simmer and simmer for 12 hours. Remove fat.
• This can be eaten after 4 or 5 hours, but it improves with longer cooking.

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, cook ground beef over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables and barley are tender.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a soup pot.
• Add the onions and garlic and saute until the onions are golden.
• Add all the remaining ingredients except the last 4.
• Cover with the water.
• Bring to a simmer, and simmer gently covered for 1 hour.
• At this time the barley and vegies should be tender.
• Add the beans, parsley, and dill.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper, then simmer for another 30 minutes over low heat.
• Serve at once or allow the soup to stand for an hour or so before serving, then heat through as needed.
• *Asthe soup stands, it will thicken, adjust the consistency as desired with additional water, then correct the seasonings.