I just made some barley mushroom soup ask me anything!

[libnnc]

from scratch!

Pretty damn good...:9

Barley mushroom soup

Ingredients:
3 ribs celery, sliced
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
12 ounces white mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1 can (48-ounce size) beef broth
1 cup quick-cooking barley
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:
Saute the celery and onion in the butter for 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute until the onion is tender and the mushrooms give up their juices.

Add the beef broth, barley and thyme. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, until the barley is tender. Flavor with sherry and pepper

I'm still tweaking it a bit. Needs more zip. What can I add to make it more spicy? Ground red pepper?

[taterguy]

1. Has there ever been a better condiment than Texas Pete?

[Gormy Cuss]

2. Garlic powder and some hot sauce.

At this stage in the making a little hot sauce would be better than ground pepper because it will meld quicker. Garlic powder will add a little depth of flavor.

[RadiationTherapy]

3. Does the barley mess with you

once you start to trip really hard??

[sarge43]

4. More onion for starters. A touch of red pepper flakes?

Are you using fresh ground pepper? Recommend pearl barley - the real thing.

[libnnc]

6. I just used the quick stuff

and it turned out pretty good. I'll try pearl barley next time.

[sarge43]

8. It cooks differently than the quick, so check the instructions.

I think you'll like the pearl much better.

[femmocrat]

5. Thank you for the recipe!

I always make Barley Mushroom Soup for Christmas Eve. It is part of our traditional ethnic Christmas Eve meal which requires fasting. This sounds like a great variation and I'm going to try it this year. I never thought of adding sherry.... yummmm!

[libnnc]

7. I'm happy with it. I used good extra dry sherry

I had some at the food bar at Whole Foods and fell in love with it. Searched the internets for a recipe and this was the first one I came across. It tastes pretty close to what I had at Whole Foods--just need to add a bit more pepper.

:toast:

[Sanity Claws]

9. Thanks for the recipe

I plan to make it next week.