Omas Barley Soup Recipes

TOMATO BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the onions, celery, carrots, garlic and oil and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until all vegetables are almost tender.
• Then add the water, fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes, chicken broth, barley and ground black pepper.
• Stir thoroughly and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 35 to 40 minutes, or until barley is tender.

OMA'S BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, boil the barley in 2 quarts of soup stock, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Cook vegetable in separate pot to your own satisfaction (hard or soft).
• Then put them into the barley soup. If soup becomes too thick, add water.
• Leftover beef, smoked Ham or sausage (smoked butt is the best) can be cut up into small pieces and added to the soup before serving.
• **I like to simmer on low for a couple hours and continue to stir it.

LINDA'S OXTAIL AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Saute oxtails in the hot oil, turning until browned on all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
• Transfer oxtails to a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Add water, bouillon, sazon, parsley, garlic, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 1 hour. Add more water if necessary.
• Remove oxtails to a plate to cool. Skim the grease off the surface of the soup, using a gravy separator if desired. Add potatoes, tomatoes, parsnip, mushrooms, onion, barley, celery, carrot, and bay leaves to the soup. Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• While the vegetables are cooking, cut as much meat as possible off the oxtail bones. Add the chopped meat and the bones back to the soup. Simmer for another 20 minutes. Remove bones and bay leaves from the soup before serving.

MOM'S ITALIAN BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine beef, water, bouillon, onion, tomato sauce, barley, salt and pepper.
• Cover, and cook on Low for 5 hours.