Mushroom Barley Soup For Two Recipes

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 saucepan, saute mushrooms and garlic in butter for 3 minutes. Stir in the broth, barley and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. , Add the carrot, dill, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until barley and carrot are tender, about 15 minutes.

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:

• Heat olive oil in a sauce pan. Add butter and lightly saute garlic over medium heat.
• Add in mushrooms, thyme, bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for 5 minutes or until the moisture from the mushrooms disappears.
• Add in chicken broth. Stir occasionally until broth boils, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the flour/water mixture and stir constantly until the mixture thickens. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Finally, add milk and heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Turn heat off.
• Garnish with fresh parsley or thyme.

Steps:

• remove stems from mushrooms.
• slice caps and set aside.
• chop stems.
• melt butter in heavy large soup pot over medium heat.
• do not let butter brown.
• add onion, leek, carrrots, celery, and garlic.
• saute until tender, about 8 minutes, stirring constantly.
• add mushrooms, cook 2 minutes.
• add chicken stock, barley, potato, and bay leaves.
• bring to boil over high heat, reduce to low heat, cover and simmer about 35 minutes.
• season to taste with salt and pepper.
• remove bay leaves and discard.

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter over medium-high. Add onion, garlic, and thyme; season with salt and pepper. Saute until onion is softened, about 6 minutes. Add button mushrooms and cook until beginning to soften, about 8 minutes. Add broth, 4 cups water, and shiitake mushrooms. Bring to a boil and cook until all mushrooms are tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Add barley, reduce to a simmer, and cover. Cook until barley is tender, about 12 minutes; season with salt and pepper.