Mushroom And Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups leeks, sliced
• 2 cups celery, sliced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 6 chicken stock cubes
• 10 cups boiling water
• 2/3 cup barley
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups potatoes, diced
• 1 kg mushroom, sliced
• 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup cream or 1/2 cup coconut cream

Recipe

• 1 melt butter. saute leeks, celery and onions till soft.
• 2 combine stock cubes, water.
• 3 add to onion mixture with barley.
• 4 add parsley, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper.
• 5 cover and simmer 1 hour stirring occasionally.
• 6 after 1 hour add potatoes and mushrooms and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 7 remove bay leaves.
• 8 add milk/cream (this is optional - you don't need it) and serve.