Moosewood Mushroom Barley Soup!

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup pearl barley, raw
• 6 1/2 cups stock or 6 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons tamari soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons dry sherry
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook barley in 1 1/2 cup of the stock or water until tender (cook it right in the soup kettle).
• 2 add remaining stock or water, tamari and sherry.
• 3 saute onions and garlic in butter.
• 4 when they soften, add mushrooms and 1/2 tsp salt.
• 5 when all is tender add to barley, being sure to include the liquid the vegetables expressed while cooking.
• 6 give it a generous grinding of black pepper and simmer 20 minutes, covered, over the lowest possible heat.
• 7 taste to correct seasoning.