Hungarian Barley Mushroom Soup

By á-68271

Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup carrots sliced
• 3/4 cup barley
• 1 pound mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 quart chicken broth
• 1 quart beef broth
• 1/4 cup veg oil or 3 TBS butter
• 1 pound stewing beef
• 3/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 TBS salt
• 1 TBS parsley 2 cups diced potatoes
• 3-4 TBS sherry
• 2 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp marjoram
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 16oz can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp dill weed 1 tsp lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

1.In a soup pot on med heat, melt 1stick of butter or oil and add celery, carrots and onions to sweat until translucent.
2. Add tomatoes, seasonings, broths and meat (cook meat for a few minutes in a separate pan and rinse). Cook for one hour
3. Add in the barley. Note: Cook barley separately or it takes up all the broth.
4. Add mushrooms and potatoes.
5. Simmer on stove until barley has totally expanded and potatoes are d
6. Sour cream makes a great garnish but not necessary.