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Mushroom Ginger Soup with Hulled Barley

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Mushroom Ginger Soup with Hulled Barley

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by Sarah Shatz

Mushroom Ginger Soup with Hulled Barley

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by MyCookingDiary

  • boulangere's Testing Notes: I love this soup! I have to admit that first I questioned the chard; with cilantro and ginger? Really? Really! The soup has a wonderful make-something-soul-nourishing-from-what-is-on-hand...

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    MyCookingDiary's Notes: Attempting to fight off a winter cold, I made this comfort soup full of fresh ginger and mushrooms. The hulled barley makes it a wonderful wholesome one-pot meal. I also turned it into a hot...

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Serves 2 to 4

  1. Finely slice the ginger then cut into the thinnest strips. In a large saucepan, saute the onion, garlic, ginger, and carrots in some olive oil.

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  2. Finely chop the thyme leaves and rosemary needles, add them to the pan, with some salt and pepper.

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  3. Add the hulled barley, water, and some soy sauce. Bring to a boil, then simmer gently. The barley takes about an hour to cook.

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  4. Meanwhile, remove the tough stalks of the chard, cut the stems into thin slices and the leaves into strips. Slice the mushrooms. Add the chard and mushrooms to the soup, with a tablespoon of sambal oelek. Continue to simmer until the barley is cooked yet retaining a bite.

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  5. Finish off the soup by stirring in a heaped tablespoon of miso paste. Add more soy or salt if needed. Stir in the lemon juice. Serve piping hot with a handful of cilantro leaves in each bowl.

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4 Comments on Mushroom Ginger Soup with Hulled Barley

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Delicious! Substituted spinach when the chard I bought for this recipe didn't make it, and a couple of romaine lettuce leaves, red pepper flakes for sambal olek--which even my fancy pants foodie store doesn't carry--and enjoyed this very much. Thank you!

Drawing_sharon Reply

The spinach sounds delicious! So glad you like the recipe.

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Great to hear!

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