Cucumber and barley soup
Description
Many people don't particularly like barley soup with pearl barley, but barley is actually nutritious and delicious. Perhaps the dislike comes from childhood, when it was always hard in kindergarten meals. Making tasty soup with cucumbers and pearl barley at home is very easy. If prepared properly, the barley in the soup will be soft and tender. A fragrant and delicious soup with cucumbers and pearl barley will win over the whole family.
Instructions
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Step 1
To make the barley tasty and soft, you need to rinse it very well several times under running water, then soak it for about 2 hours.
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Step 2
Meanwhile, let's start boiling the heart. Rinse it well and place it in a pot with water, adding a couple of pinches of salt. Put it on the stove and cook until done.
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Step 3
Peel the carrots and slice them into half-rings or full rings, whichever you prefer. You can also grate the carrots and sauté them with onions. But this time I didn't feel like frying them.
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Step 4
We also peel, wash, and cut the potatoes into small cubes.
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Step 5
Place a pot of water over medium heat and add rinsed barley. Cook for about an hour. Meanwhile, put finely chopped onion in a frying pan. Fry until translucent.
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Step 6
After about 40 minutes, add to the pot with barley the heart cut into small pieces, potatoes, carrots, and fried onions. Salt and pepper to taste, and you can also add bay leaf.
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Step 7
After another 15 minutes (the potatoes should already be soft), add cucumbers cut into small cubes, cucumber brine, and finely chopped dill. Cook for another 5 minutes, then serve hot.