Barley, Mushroom, and Onion Soup

Name: Barley, Mushroom, and Onion Soup
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 cup pearl barley, rinsed thoroughly; 8 cups water; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms; 2 tablespoons tomato sauce; 1/2 cup diced carrot; 1 cup diced celery; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

December 9, 2011

It’s delicious. It’s typical of the kind of peasant soup you might find in a mountainous region where barley grows plentifully, and mushrooms are to be had in season. And best of all, it’s a put-the-stuff-in-the-pot-and-walkaway-from-it no-brainer.

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