Irish mushroom and barley soup

Name: Irish mushroom and barley soup
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter or olive oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 celery stalks, diced; 2 carrots, diced; 1 lb mushrooms, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1/2 cup pearl barley; 7 cups vegetable stock; 1 tsp thyme; 1 bay leaf; to taste salt; to taste black pepper; 2 tbsp parsley, chopped

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This Irish-inspired soup combines mushrooms, barley and herbs in a savoury broth. It has a gentle earthiness and a satisfying bite from the barley.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 60 min

Ingredients

butter or olive oil – 1 tbsp
onion, chopped – 1 large
celery stalks, diced – 2
carrots, diced – 2
mushrooms, sliced – 1 lb
garlic cloves, chopped – 2
pearl barley – 1/2 cup
vegetable stock – 7 cups
thyme – 1 tsp
bay leaf – 1
salt – to taste
black pepper – to taste
parsley, chopped – 2 tbsp

Method

1. Heat the butter or olive oil in a soup pot and cook the onion, celery and carrots until they begin to soften.
2. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook until the mushrooms release their moisture.
3. Stir in the barley, thyme and bay leaf, then pour in the stock.
4. Simmer until the barley is tender and the broth has a rich flavour.
5. Season with salt and pepper, remove the bay leaf and finish with parsley.