BARLEY SOUP WITH HAM
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes5
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Serves:
Serves 5
Prep:
20 Min
Cook:
1 Hr
Method:
Stove Top
Ingredients
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3 Tbspvegetable oil
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1onion chopped
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2 clovegarlic coursley chopped
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2carrots diced
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2celery stalks diced
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3/4 cbarley, medium pearl
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6 cchicken stock, light
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1 smallbay leaf
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1/4 tspallspice ground
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1/2 cham, smoked and diced
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3 Tbspbutter unsalted
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1/3 lbmushrooms chopped
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3 tsplemon juice
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1 Tbspparsley fresh and chopped
How to Make BARLEY SOUP WITH HAM
- Put the oil and onion in a soup kettle set over low heat and cook until the onions are softened, 5 minutes.
- Raise heat to medium, stir in garlic and carrots and stir, cook for i minute.
- Add the celery and stir, cook for a minute then add the barley, stock, bay leaf, allspice.
- Bring to a boil skimming off the top if necessary. Simmer covered foe about 1 hour or until barley is tender.
- (THE SOUP MAY BE PREPARED IN ADVANCE TO THIS POINT).
- Stir the ham into the piping hot soup and let simmer while you prepare the mushrooms.
- Heat the butter in a small skillet add the mushrooms and lemon juice and stir. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. stir in parsley.
- Add the mushroom mixture to the soup and simmer for 5 minutes longer.
- REMOVE AND DISCARD THE BAY LEAF.
- Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into warmed bowls and serve.
About BARLEY SOUP WITH HAM
Course/Dish: Chicken Soups Vegetable Soup
Main Ingredient: Vegetable
Regional Style: American
Other Tag: Healthy
Hashtag: #January
