Best Chilled Yogurt And Barley Soup Recipes

COLD ARMENIAN YOGURT-BARLEY SOUP BY SY

Steps:

• In individual bowls add 1/2 cup of yogurt, some barley, a pinch of salt and water.
• Mix into a nice medium thick consistency (like the thickness of buttermilk), sprinkle some dried mint leaves on top.
• Enjoy.

HOT YOGURT SOUP WITH BARLEY AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is tender and beginning to color, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and the barley and stir together until the garlic smells fragrant, about 30 seconds to a minute. Add the stock and salt to taste (depending on the saltiness of the stock), and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer 40 minutes, or until the barley is tender.
• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water and stir until the cornstarch is dissolved. Whisk into the yogurt. Off the heat, whisk this mixture into the soup. Return to low heat and bring to a bare simmer, stirring. Do not boil. Add salt to taste and a generous amount of pepper. Stir in the cilantro, and season with fresh lemon juice if desired (or squeeze a few drops over each bowl). Serve hot or warm, garnished with thin rounds of lemon.

BARLEY SOUP WITH YOGURT

Steps:

• Put the chicken carcasses in a large pan with about 5 1/2 pints (11 cups) water. Add salt and pepper and boil for 1 hour or longer. Strain, and put back any little bits of chicken into the stock.
• In the washed and dried pan, fry the onion in the oil until soft. Add the stock and any cooking juices and melted fat left over from the original roasting of the chicken. Bring to the boil, then add the barley. Crush the saffron threads with the back of a spoon on a little plate and stir them in. Simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, or until the barley is swollen and tender. Add the chopped parsley and mint and adjust the seasoning, but remember the yogurt will add a little needed sharpness.
• Just before serving, beat the yogurt in a bowl with a few ladles of the soup. Then pour the yogurt mixture into the soup, beating vigorously, and heat to just below boiling, stirring constantly. Do not allow the soup to boil, or it will curdle.

ARMENIAN BARLEY YOGURT SOUP

Steps:

• DRAINING YOGURT The idea of draining yogurt is to remove much of the water, to be later replaced with more flavorable broth. Simply spread cheescloth inside a strainer, scoop in the yogurt, and suspend over a mixing bowl. Stir every few minutes until about 1/4 to 1/3 of the volumn has drained out and the yogurt is thick. Remove with a spoon and scrape remainder with a knife. SOUP PREPARATION Bring drained pearl barley to a boil, in 4 cups of Chicken broth. Insert the sachet of parsley & shallot. Simmer for 1 ½ hour, or until barley is tender. Remove saschet. Add 1 ½ teaspoons salt. Beat Yogurt and 1 egg until well blended and smooth. Pour some of the barley mixture slowly into the Yogurt mixture, stirring constantly. Then blend the two mixtures together. Melt ¼ cup butter and add 1 ½ tablespoons dried and crushed mint leaves. Mix into soup. Add ½ teaspoons sugar. This wonderful soup may be served either hot or cold.

YOGURT-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the barley and water to a boil in a large pot. Simmer, covered, while proceeding with the rest of the recipe.
• Saute the onions in the butter until translucent.
• Add the carrots and cook, stirring frequently, until the carrots are tender.
• Add water as necessary if the vegetables start to stick.
• When the barley is tender, add the vegetables, mint, and seasonings to the pot.
• Simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Add the yogurt and parsley.
• Carefully warm the soup on low, adding some stock if you want a thinner soup.
• Done!