Hungarian Barley Mushroom Soup Recipe 455

Steps:

• 1.In a soup pot on med heat, melt 1stick of butter or oil and add celery, carrots and onions to sweat until translucent. 2. Add tomatoes, seasonings, broths and meat (cook meat for a few minutes in a separate pan and rinse). Cook for one hour 3. Add in the barley. Note: Cook barley separately or it takes up all the broth. 4. Add mushrooms and potatoes. 5. Simmer on stove until barley has totally expanded and potatoes are d 6. Sour cream makes a great garnish but not necessary.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Saute the onions in the butter for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute for 5 more minutes. Stir in the dill, paprika, soy sauce and broth. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk the milk and flour together. Pour this into the soup and stir well to blend. Cover and simmer for 15 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Finally, stir in the salt, ground black pepper, lemon juice, parsley and sour cream. Mix together and allow to heat through over low heat, about 3 to 5 minutes. Do not boil. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic; cook and stir until onions are tender and transparent. Stir in mushrooms and continue to cook for a few minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and add barley. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until barley is tender, about 50 minutes. Season with salt and pepper before serving.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the onions in the butter until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and continue cooking until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes more. Stir the dill, paprika, soy sauce, and chicken broth into the mushroom mixture; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Whisk the milk and flour together in a small bowl. Stir the mixture into the soup. Add the tomato and Hungarian wax pepper. Return cover to the pot and simmer another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Mix the sour cream into the soup and continue cooking and stirring until the soup has thickened, 5 to 10 minutes more. Remove the Hungarian wax pepper and tomato and discard before serving the soup.

Steps:

• Saute onions in 2 Tbsp stock, salt lightly.
• A few minutes later, add mushrooms, 1 tsp dill, 1/2 cup stock or water, soy sauce, and paprika.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Melt butter in large saucepan.
• Whisk in flour and cook, whisking, a few minutes.
• Add milk and cook, stirring frequently, over low heat about 10 minutes - until thick.
• Stir in mushroom mixture and remaining stock.
• Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes.
• Just before serving, add salt, pepper, lemon juice, sour cream, and, if desired, extra dill (1 tsp).
• Serve garnished with parsley.

Steps:

• Soak porcini in 3 cups very hot water. Put olive oil in a medium saucepan and turn heat to high. Add shiitakes and carrots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to brown. Add barley, and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until it begins to brown; sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Remove the porcini from their soaking liquid, and reserve liquid. Sort through porcini and discard any hard bits.
• Add porcini to pot and cook, stirring, for about a minute. Add bay leaf, mushroom soaking water and 3 cups additional water (or stock, if you prefer). Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer; cook until barley is very tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Add soy sauce, and taste. Add salt if necessary and plenty of pepper. Serve hot.