Mushroom Soup with Pearl Barley

A warm and hearty mushroom soup with pearl barley and vegetables, perfect for warming up and brightening up cold and gray days.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 55 minutes
  • Difficulty: 2
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 6 spoon Oil, olive

  • 2 piece Onion, raw

  • 3 pieces Carrot, fresh

  • 2 piece Green, raw

  • 2 pod Garlic, fresh

  • 450 g Mushrooms, shiitake, fresh

  • 1.5 l Soup base, chicken, cube

  • 185 g Barley, husked

  • 2 pinch Salt, table

  • 2 pinch Spices, pepper, black

  • 0.5 bouquet Parsley, fresh

Steps

  1. Peel the onion and garlic, wash them, and finely chop. Clean and wash the carrots and celery, then slice them into rounds. Clean the mushrooms, quickly rinse them under running water (or wipe with a damp cloth), and slice them. Rinse the pearl barley in cold water and drain well.

  2. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic. Sauté and stir until the onion softens and becomes translucent. Add the mushrooms and cook for a few more minutes. Pour in the broth and add the pearl barley.

  3. Increase the heat and wait for the broth to boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until the barley is tender, which takes about 50 minutes.

  4. Wash the parsley, shake it dry, and tear the leaves from the stems. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, season the soup with pepper and salt to taste, and sprinkle with parsley leaves. Serve the prepared soup in bowls alongside homemade bread.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 129.13 kcal
  • Fat: 5.2 g
    • Saturated Fat: 0.58 g
  • Carbohydrates: 17 g
    • Sugars: 1.98 g
  • Protein: 2.97 g
  • Fiber: 3.71 g

Advice

Instead of pearl barley, you can use barley, but it needs to be soaked for at least a few hours (preferably overnight) before cooking. The cooking time should also be extended to 2 hours. For this dish, you should pre-cook the barley separately until halfway done. If the soup is too thick, add more broth or water as needed.