Barley mushroom soup
Description
The soup is easy and quick to prepare. Pearl barley, a delicious and nutritious grain, is undeservedly forgotten by modern home cooks. I agree that it takes a long time to cook, but the dishes made with pearl barley are so tasty! I'll tell you, the soup is ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
Rinse the barley and cover with hot water for an hour.
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Step 2
Then we drain the water from the barley, rinse the grain, and place it in a pot. We pour about 1 liter of water and cook it until almost done, for about 40 minutes.
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Step 3
We will peel the vegetables we need.
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Step 4
Cut the potatoes into medium-sized cubes.
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Step 5
And we send it to the pot with the almost cooked cereal. We'll add water.
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Step 6
Chop the onion into cubes.
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Step 7
Grate the carrot on a coarse grater.
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Step 8
And fry in vegetable oil for about 10 minutes.
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Step 9
You can use any mushrooms for the soup; I'm using button mushrooms. Wash and cut the mushrooms into cubes.
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Step 10
And transfer to the skillet with the onion and carrots. Fry for about 10 minutes.
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Step 11
Then transfer the contents of the skillet to the pot with potatoes and barley. Add salt and ground pepper. Adjust the soup's thickness to your taste, adding water if necessary.
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Step 12
Let it boil for about 5 minutes and add the herbs.
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Step 13
The soup is ready!