Best Barley Soup With Duck Confit And Root Vegetables Recipes

Barley Soup With Root Vegetables image

Provided by Sharon123

Categories Grains

Time 40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 medium leeks, white and pale green parts only, sliced (about 2 cups)
3 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 Tbs.)
1/3 cup pearl barley
2 vegetable bouillon cubes
3 medium carrots, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 small celery root, peeled and diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/3 cup chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add leeks, and cook 5 minutes, or until softened, stirring often. Add garlic, and sauté 30 seconds. Stir in barley. Add 7 cups water and bouillon cubes.
Bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low, skim off any froth, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Add carrots and celery root. Cover, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes more, or until barley and vegetables are tender.
Just before serving, stir in dill, lemon juice and black pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76.2, Fat 1.9, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 23.7, Carbohydrate 13.9, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 2.5, Protein 1.6

Barley Vegetable Soup image

Provided by Rita1652

Time 2h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup pearl barley
11 cups vegetable stock (see recipe for Vegetable Stock #54127)
2 tablespoons canola oil or 2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup thinly sliced mushroom
salt
1/2 bunch fresh parsley

Steps:

In a saucepan, combine the barley and 3 cups of vegetable stock.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the liquid is absorbed.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pot and add the onion, carrots, celery, and mushrooms.
Cover and cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes, until they begin to soften.
Add the remaining vegetable stock and simmer 30 minutes, covered.
Add the barley and simmer 5 minutes more.
Add salt to taste and ladle into bowls.
Serve garnished with chopped fresh parsley.

Barley Soup with Duck Confit and Root Vegetables image

Yield Makes 6 first-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup pearl barley
7 cups water
2 confit duck legs*
2 medium carrots, peeled, quartered lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces (1 cup)
2 medium parsnips, peeled, quartered lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces (1 3/4 cups)
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (24 fl oz)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme

Steps:

Simmer barley in 4 cups water, uncovered, in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot, until almost tender, 20 to 40 minutes. Drain in a sieve.
Remove skin and any fat from duck legs. Cook skin and fat in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered, about 8 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl, discarding skin. Reserve fat.
While fat is rendering, remove duck meat from bones, reserving bones, and shred meat into small pieces.
Heat 1 tablespoon duck fat (reserving any remainder for another use) in cleaned 5- to 6-quart pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté carrots and parsnips, stirring frequently, until just golden, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
Stir in broth, parboiled barley, salt, pepper, duck bones, and remaining 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables and barley are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard bones and stir in shredded duck meat. Skim any excess fat from top of soup, then stir in thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
*Available at dartagnan.com.