Mushroom soup with barley
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This mushroom barley soup has a certain soothing quality. Pour it into a bowl, inhale the warm steam rising from the hot soup, pick up your spoon, scoop up some soup, touch it to your lips... and savor it. Ah, so delicious! I make this mushroom barley soup whenever I have a cold or simply feel down. The soup heals me :) And the recipe is very simple—no extraordinary skills or unusual ingredients are needed to prepare it. Everything is straightforward and clear for a Russian person. Nothing complicated. I hope you'll like this recipe! ;) Serve with fresh herbs and sour cream.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Peel the carrots and onion; slice the carrots into thin rings and finely chop the onion.
- 2
Step 2
Wash the mushrooms and slice them.
- 3
Step 3
Place the pot over heat and melt the butter in olive oil.
- 4
Step 4
Add the onion and barley.
- 5
Step 5
Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- 6
Step 6
Add mushrooms.
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Step 7
Cook for another 5 minutes.
- 8
Step 8
Pour chicken broth into the pot.
- 9
Step 9
Add carrots, salt, and pepper.
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Step 10
Bring to a boil.
- 11
Step 11
As soon as the soup comes to a boil, reduce the heat to almost minimum, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer the soup for 1 hour. Every 15 minutes, open the lid to stir the soup. Then remove from heat, serve, and sprinkle with fresh herbs.
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Step 12
Pour onto plates and serve.