INGREDIENTS
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3 qts (12 cups) chicken or mushroom stock (low sodium okay)
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1 1/4 cups pearl barley
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2 bay leaves
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6 dried shitake mushrooms
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1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
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1 large onion, chopped
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1 cup chopped celery, including leaves
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1 cup peeled and chopped carrots
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2 cloves crushed garlic
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1 lb white mushrooms, scrubbed and sliced
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Salt and pepper
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Large stock pot, timer, small saucepan, skillet, paper coffee filter or clean mesh coffee filter