Im Crazee For Barley Mushroom Veggie Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic; cook and stir until onions are tender and transparent. Stir in mushrooms and continue to cook for a few minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and add barley. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until barley is tender, about 50 minutes. Season with salt and pepper before serving.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or stockpot, cook meat in oil over medium heat until no longer pink. Remove meat with a slotted spoon; keep warm and set aside. , Saute onions, carrots and celery in drippings over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, garlic and thyme; cook and stir 3 minutes. Stir in broths, water, barley, salt if desired and pepper. , Return meat to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until barley and meat are tender. Add parsley.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cover dried porcini mushrooms with hot water. Let sit about 10 minutes, till mushrooms are soft. Drain, reserving soaking water. Chop mushrooms. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, add olive oil(or margarine) and saute garlic and leeks over medium high heat about 4 minutes.
• Add parsnips and celery and saute 3 more minutes. Place leek/parsnip mixture into crockpot.
• Add the portobella(or button) mushrooms to skillet and saute about 4-5 minutes. Add to crockpot.
• Add 6 cups of the broth, lentils, barley, tomato paste, thyme, curry powder, bay leaf, and parsley to crockpot.
• Add sliced porcini mushrooms, along with soaking water to crock-pot.
• Cook on high 2-4 hours, until vegetables are nice and tender, and lentils and barley are cooked.
• Blend in the 1 cup remaining broth, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf .
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with parsley and serve. Enjoy!