Ny Times Mushroom Barley Soup Recipes

MUSHROOM-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Soak porcini in 3 cups very hot water. Put olive oil in a medium saucepan and turn heat to high. Add shiitakes and carrots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to brown. Add barley, and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until it begins to brown; sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Remove the porcini from their soaking liquid, and reserve liquid. Sort through porcini and discard any hard bits.
• Add porcini to pot and cook, stirring, for about a minute. Add bay leaf, mushroom soaking water and 3 cups additional water (or stock, if you prefer). Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer; cook until barley is very tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Add soy sauce, and taste. Add salt if necessary and plenty of pepper. Serve hot.

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, combine all the stock ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 hours. Strain the broth into another large pot. Save the meat, but discard the rest of the solids. If the stock in your new pot is greasy, let it cool for about 15 minutes and then place 6 ice cubes in the pot. The grease will immediately congeal and you can spoon out the ice cubes and grease in one fell swoop. Your homemade beef stock is ready.
• Taste the stock and add salt and pepper to taste. Then add the onion, celery, parsnips, carrots, parsley, pearl barley and sliced mushrooms. Bring to a boil and then add the tomato paste and bay leaves. Simmer 30 minutes, until the barley is soft. Then add the saved beef and cook for another 45 minutes. You can add a little water if too much liquid has evaporated.

QUICK MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms, carrot and onion; cook and stir 5-6 minutes or until tender. Add water and barley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 12-15 minutes or until barley is tender., In a small bowl, mix flour, milk, salt and pepper until smooth; stir into soup. Return to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

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.

VERY EASY MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

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.

MUSHROOM-BARLEY SOUP

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.

MUSHROOM AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the meat and a pinch of salt in a 3-to-4-quart soup pot. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil, skim the foam from the surface, cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently for one hour.
• Add the carrot, celery, onion, parsnip and/or parsley root, knob celery and parsley sprigs.
• Remove the dried mushroom caps from their soaking liquid and chop coarsely. Add to the soup. If the soaking liquid is not sandy, add it to the soup.
• Simmer for one hour, then add the barley. Simmer for 30 minutes to one hour more, or until the meat is very tender. If the soup thickens too much add a little boiling water as needed.
• Remove the meat, trim off the fat and cut in chunks or spoonsize pieces. Return to the pot. Vegetables can be diced and returned to soup or eliminated, as you prefer.
• Skim the fat from the surface of the soup. Season to taste and sprinkle in the dill if desired. Serve each portion of soup and meat with half a large (or 1 small) boiled potato.

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Cover dried mushrooms with 1 cup hot water, and set aside for 20 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid. Finely chop mushrooms.
• Heat oil in heavy-bottomed deep pot. Sauté onions and carrots over medium heat until onions begin to color. Add garlic, and sauté for 30 seconds.
• Add fresh mushrooms, and sauté for 5 minutes, until they begin to release liquid.
• Raise heat and add barley; sauté until it begins to color. Add broth and sherry. Strain mushroom-soaking liquid and add to pot along with reconstituted mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer for about 40 minutes, until barley is tender. Stir in vinegar; adjust seasonings and serve.

MUSHROOM-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms in 1 quart hot water for 1 hour. Strain through a filter or cheesecloth. Reserve the water. Coarsely chop the dried mushrooms and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large stockpot over medium-high heat and sauté onions and garlic until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the fresh mushrooms, celery, carrots and 4 tablespoons parsley. Cook until the carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the flour and stir until blended. Stir in the mushroom soaking liquid until blended, then stir in the beef broth and 6 cups water. Stir in the barley, soaked mushrooms, 2 tablespoons salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat the soup to boiling, stirring frequently, then lower the heat, cover the pot and simmer for about 45 minutes or until the barley is tender.
• Add the remaining parsley, mix thoroughly and add more water if the soup is too thick. Adjust seasonings if necessary.

DEB'S MUSHROOM & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place first 9 ingredients and 2-1/2 teaspoons salt in a 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker., In a large bowl, mix egg and remaining salt. Add turkey; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/4-in. balls; drop gently into slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until vegetables and barley are tender, 6-8 hours.

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

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.

SCOTCH BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the bones and water in a large saucepan or stockpot and bring to a boil over high heat. At the boil, skim off and discard any residue that rises to the surface of the water and continue to do so for the next 5 minutes. Then reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 1 hour.
• Skim again and discard any surface fat and scum. Add the barley and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat for 45 minutes.
• Using tongs or a skimmer, remove the bones from the pot and set them aside. Add the remaining ingredients to the pot and bring the mixture to a boil. Boil gently, covered, for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, when the reserved bones are cool enough to handle, pick any meat from them and add it to the pot.
• Serve the soup in large bowls, sprinkling each serving with a little Worcestershire sauce, if desired.

SPRING BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, add the oil and garlic, and heat over medium. Cook, stirring, until fragrant and softened but not browned, 2 to 4 minutes. Add 6 cups of water, the barley and 2 teaspoons soy sauce. Bring to a boil over high, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until the barley is tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Add the asparagus and peas, and cook until bright green and crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
• In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, stir a spoonful of the soup into the miso until dissolved. Pour into the pot, along with the rice vinegar, ginger and remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce; stir to combine. Taste for salt level and adjust with more soy sauce. (Leftovers will keep for up to 2 days; rewarm over low heat, thin with water, and add vinegar and soy sauce to taste.)

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion and barley. Sauté until vegetables begin to brown, about 20 minutes.
• Add flour to pot and stir 5 minutes. Gradually mix in broth. Bring soup to boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until barley is tender and soup is beginning to thicken, about 40 minutes. Mix in parsley and dill. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

QUICK-COOKING MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Saute the onions and garlic for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• Add the boiling water, tomato paste, stock powder, barley, mushrooms, carrots, celery, 2 t dill, the thyme and salt. Stir well and bring to a boil. Cover, lower the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Taste and add up to 1 t more dill if you like. Cover and simmer until the vegetables and barley are tender, about 5 more minutes.
• If you wish, enhance the flavor with either sherr or balsamic vinegar, and add black peppr to taste.

NY TIMES MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Soak the dried mushrooms in 1 quart hot water for 1 hour. Strain through a filter or cheesecloth. Reserve the water. Coarsely chop the dried mushrooms and set aside. 2. Melt the butter in a large stockpot over medium-high heat and sauté onions and garlic until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the fresh mushrooms, celery, carrots and 4 tablespoons parsley. Cook until the carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the flour and stir until blended. Stir in the mushroom soaking liquid until blended, then stir in the beef broth and 6 cups water. Stir in the barley, soaked mushrooms, 2 tablespoons salt and pepper to taste. 3. Heat the soup to boiling, stirring frequently, then lower the heat, cover the pot and simmer for about 45 minutes or until the barley is tender. 4. Add the remaining parsley, mix thoroughly and add more water if the soup is too thick. Adjust seasonings if necessary.

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot combine all the ingredients EXCEPT the barley; cover and bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the barley and simmer for 15 to 20 more minutes, or until the barley is tender.

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a very large soup pot, combine all the stock ingredients. Bring to a boil and then simmer for two hours. Strain the broth into another large pot. Save the meat, but discard the rest of the solids. If the stock in your new pot is greasy, let it cool for about 15 minutes and then place 6 ice cubes in the pot. The grease will immediately congeal and you can spoon out the ice cubes and grease in one fell swoop. Your homemade beef stock is ready.
• Now it is time to make the soup. First, taste the stock and add salt and pepper to taste. Then add the onion, celery, parsnips, carrots, pearl barley, and sliced mushrooms. Bring to a boil and then add the tomato paste, bay leaves, and parsley. Simmer 30 minutes, until the barley is soft. Then add the saved beef and cook for another 45 minutes You might need to add a little water if too much liquid has evaporated.

MUSHROOM-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine stock and barley in large pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until barley is tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add onions; sauté 5 minutes. Add fresh mushrooms; sauté until brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in garlic. Add sautéed mushroom mixture, dried mushrooms, celery, carrot and parsnip to soup. Simmer until dried mushrooms and parsnip are tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and chill. Bring to simmer before serving.)