Mushroom, Barley And Beef Soup
Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms
- 1 cup boiling water
- cooking spray
- 3 1/2 cups slice cremini mushrooms
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
- 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
- 12 cups finely chopped celery
- 1/2 cup finely chopped parsnip
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 ounces lean stewing beef, cut into bite sized pieces
- 6 cups reduced-sodium beef broth, divided
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 cup uncooked barley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Recipe
- 1 place the porcini mushrooms in a medium bowl; cover with boiling water. cover and let stand 30 minutes or until tender. drain mushrooms in a colander over a bowl, reserving liquid. chop mushrooms; set aside.
- 2 heat a dutch oven over medium-high heat. coat pan with cooking spray. add cremini mushrooms and chopped onion; sauté 10 minutes or until lightly browned. spoon onion mixture into a medium bowl. recoat pan with cooking spray. add chopped carrot, celery, parsnip and minced garlic; sauté 4 minutes or until lightly browned. add carrot mixture to onion mixture in a bowl.
- 3 heat oil in pan over medium-high heat. add beef; cook 3 minutes, browning on all sides. add 1°c broth to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. add remaining 5 cups broth, chopped porcini, porcini liquid, onion mixture, 2 cups water, salt, pepper and thyme. bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 1 hour or until beef is just tender.
- 4 discard thyme spring. stir in barley; cover and cook 30 minutes or until barley is al dente. uncover and cook an additional 15 minutes. remove from heat; sprinkle w/parsley.
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