Best Barley With Dried Mushrooms Recipes

BARLEY WITH DRIED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put porcini in bowl. Cover with hot water.
• Put 2 T. oil in medium saucepan over medium heat for one minute. Add barley with some pepper (and salt if you're using unsalted broth or water). Cook, stirring occasionally, until barley is coated, just a minute or two. Add stock. (You can substitute 1/2 cup of mushroom soaking liquid for regular liquid if desired.) Cover. Lower heat so mixture simmers. Cook for about 15 minutes or until barley is tender and liquid absorbed.
• When mushrooms are tender, drain. Trim off any hard parts. If large, slice. Put the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Toss the mushrooms in briefly, spinkling them with a little salt and pepper.
• When barley is done, top it with the mushrooms, being sure to get everything out of the mushroom skillet, fat included. Garnish with fresh parsley if desired and be sure to serve hot.

MRS. KOSTYRA'S MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the mushrooms in a small bowl. Add water and let soak overnight. Transfer mushrooms and soaking liquid to a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the mushrooms are tender, about 40 minutes. Drain mushrooms, reserving soaking liquid. Coarsely chop mushrooms; set aside.
• Add barley to a small saucepan with 3 cups stock. Bring to a boil and let simmer until the barley is tender, about 45 minutes. Stir in butter; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the remaining 7 cups stock to a boil with the carrots, celery, and reserved mushrooms and soaking liquid. Stir in the cooked barley mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and the flour. While stirring, slowly add 1 cup of the stock. Stir into soup with dill. Serve immediately.

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Put the dried mushrooms in a bowl and cover them with 2 cups of boiling water. Allow them to soak for 1 hour. Strain the mushrooms through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a bowl. Reserve the liquid. Coarsely chop the mushrooms and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large, heavy stockpot or Dutch oven over mediumhigh heat. Add the onions and sauté until softened and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes more. Add the fresh mushrooms, celery, carrot, and half of the parsley, and sauté until the mushrooms are golden and the celery and carrots are beginning to soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in the fl our until well blended. Stir in the mushroom soaking liquid, soaked mushrooms, beef broth, and 4 cups of water. Stir in the barley, salt, and pepper to taste.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the barley is tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. If the soup is too thick, add a little more water. Adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper if necessary. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley before serving.

BARLEY WITH DRIED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put the porcini in a bowl and cover with hot water. Put 2 tablespoons of the butter or oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; a minute later, add the barley along with some salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the barley is coated, just a minute or two. Add the stock (you can substitute 1/2 cup porcini soaking liquid for part of the stock if you like), cover, and adjust the heat so the mixture simmers. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the barley is tender and the liquid absorbed.
• When the mushrooms are tender, drain them. Trim them of any hard parts and, if necessary, slice them (usually they're already in quite small pieces so this won't be necessary). Put the remaining butter or oil in a small skillet over medium heat and toss the porcini in this briefly, sprinkling them with a little salt and pepper.
• When the barley is done, top it with the sautéed porcini, being sure to get all the mushroom juices (and butter or oil) out of the skillet. Garnish and serve hot.

BEEF, BARLEY AND DRIED MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Soak mushrooms in hot water to cover set aside.
• In a large heavy bottom pot heat oil and saute onions, garlic, celery and carrots to slightly wilted.
• Season beef cubes generously with salt and pepper then add to onion mixture to brown.
• Remove mushrooms and rough cut reserve the strained liquid.
• Add ground meat, chipotle pepper, and chopped mushrooms to pot and brown.
• Add to the 6 cups of water strained liquid from mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, beef base, and tomato paste stir to blend and add to pot along with the oregano and bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add barley and simmer an hour.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.

MUSHROOM BARLEY

Steps:

• Cook 2 sliced onions in 2 tablespoons olive oil until caramelized, 20 to 25 minutes. Saute 3/4 pound sliced cremini mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter. Cook 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking barley in chicken broth as the label directs, then toss with the mushrooms, onions, some dill and salt.