Barley Vegetable Chowder Food

PEARL BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse barley in a colander with cold tap water. Leave to drain for several minutes.
• Sauté veg 5 minutes: Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, swede, mushrooms and garlic (yes, all at once!). Cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
• Sauté herbs/spices: Add thyme, coriander, fennel, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
• Simmer 35 minutes: Add pearl barley and vegetable stock. Stir, bring to a boil and simmer for 35 minutes until barley is cooked. It will have a nice chew to it but should not have a hard centre like uncooked rice.
• Stir in parsley: Stir in parsley leaves. Ladle into bowls and serve!

BEEF BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, cook chuck roast until very tender (usually 4 to 5 hours on High, but can vary with different slow cookers). Add barley and bay leaf during the last hour of cooking. Remove meat, and chop into bite-size pieces. Discard bay leaf. Set beef, broth, and barley aside.
• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Saute carrots, celery, onion, and frozen mixed vegetables until tender. Add water, beef bouillon cubes, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, chopped stewed tomatoes, and beef/barley mixture. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 to 20 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

CREAMY VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 3 tablespoons drippings. Chop the onions, carrots, celery, parsnips and turnips; add to the pan. Cook and stir for 6-8 minutes or until fragrant., Sprinkle vegetables with flour, salt and cayenne; stir until blended. Gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the sweet potato, potatoes, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce., Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in cream and parsley; heat through. Discard bay leaves.

VEGETABLE BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the seasoned salt, onion powder and garlic powder. Add beef and toss to coat. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil until meat is no longer pink; drain., Transfer to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Add the water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion and bouillon. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat and vegetables are almost tender., Add the corn, tomatoes, peas, tomato juice, barley, salt and pepper; cover and cook 2 hours longer or until barley is tender.

BARLEY VEGETABLE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine the broth and barley in a soup pot and bring the liquid to a simmer over medium heat Add each vegetable to the pot as you prepare it; peel the potato and turnip and cut them into 3/4 inch chunks. Dice the celery, peel and slice the carrots into rounds, 3/4 inch thick.
• When all of the vegetables are in, bring the liquid to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile thinly slice the scallions, including 4 inches of the green tops. Rinse and coarsely chop the escarole.
• Add the beans to the soup; season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer, covered 15 minutes longer. Add the escarole and scallions and simmer until wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Adjust the seasoning and serve very hot with grated Parmesan on the side.

SLOW-COOKER BEAN AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Put 6 cups water, the beans, barley, garlic, carrots, celery, onions, bay leaf, 11/2 tablespoons salt, herb blend, some pepper and porcini mushrooms (if using) in a slow cooker. Squeeze the tomatoes through your hands over the pot to break them down, and add with their juices. Cover and cook on high until the beans are quite tender and the soup is thick, about 8 hours.
• Add the spinach and cheese, and stir until the spinach wilts, about 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into warmed bowls and drizzle each serving with vinegar and olive oil.

VEGETABLE, BARLEY AND CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except chicken in heavy large pot or Dutch oven. Bring to boil over medium-high-heat, breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer until all vegetable and legumes are tender and soup is thick, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Mix in chicken. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium heat in large soup pot or Dutch oven. Cook onions, celery, carrots and garlic until soft, about 8 minutes. Add thyme, salt and pepper, stir, and cook another minute to let vegetables absorb seasonings.
• Add water and chicken stock to pot and bring to a boil. Add barley and reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes, or until barley is thoroughly cooked.
• Stir in diced chicken and fresh green beans. Cover and simmer an additional 15 minutes.
• Immediately stir in Parmesan cheese until dissolved. Serve.