Barley Soup With Ham Recipes

Steps:

• Bring broth and ham hocks to boil in large pot. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes. Add diced potatoes, tomatoes with juices, onion, carrots, celery, barley, and oregano. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered until meat and barley are tender, about 1 hour.
• Using tongs, remove ham hocks from soup. Cut meat off bones and chop coarsely. Return meat to soup; discard bones. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add green beans; simmer until beans are tender, about 15 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large soup pot over medium heat.
• Add onions, then add pepper, salt, pepper sauce and stir twice.
• Saute over medium heat for 3 minutes.
• Add rinsed split peas,barley,chopped carrots, garlic, bay leaves and saute another 2 minutes, stirring several times.
• Add chicken broth and the chopped ham or smoked turkey sausage.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat, remove bay leaves,add milk or half and half and stir.
• Enjoy with warm, crusty bread.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion, celery and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in the broth, lentils, basil, oregano, rosemary and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. , Add ham and carrots. Cover and simmer 10 minutes longer. Return to a boil; stir in the barley. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until barley and lentils are tender. Stir in tomatoes; heat through.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat, let the oil get warmed.
• Add the meat, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot; stir/saute for 5 minutes, breaking up the meat with a spoon--cook until meat is no longer pink.
• Add in the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Lower heat to medium-low and cook, covered, for about 1 hour or until vegetables and barley are tender.
• Remove bay leaf and throw away.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl or liquid measure, combine the water, bouillon cubes and spices and whisk to combine (it's ok if the bouillon cubes don't completely dissolve).
• In a medium round slow cooker (about 4-quart), layer peas, barley, ham, carrots, onion and celery. Do not mix.
• Pour in the water/spices mixture and add the bay leaf to the slow cooker.
• DON'T STIR!
• Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for four hours or on low eight hours, until the peas reach the desired creamy, soft texture.
• Remove the bay leaf, stir well, and add salt and pepper to taste, if needed. Serve immediately.
• Note: Upon sitting and/or refrigerating, this soup thickens considerably. Simply add water or chicken broth to thin the soup to the desired consistency before re-serving.