Mushroom Barley Soup
Make hearty mushroom barley soup with mushrooms, pearl barley, vegetables, broth, and savory seasonings in about 50 minutes.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 medium carrot diced
- 1 rib celery chopped
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 6 cups beef or vegetable broth
- 2/3 cup pearl barley
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Instructions
Cook the onion, carrot, and celery in butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until the onion is tender. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes more.
Stir in the broth, pearl barley, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and thyme, then bring the soup to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the barley is tender.
Discard the bay leaf and serve.