Mushroom Lentil Barley Stew Food

MUSHROOM LENTIL BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, mix the broth, button mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, barley, lentils, onion flakes, garlic, savory, bay leaves, basil, pepper, and salt.
• Cover, and cook 4 to 6 hours on High or 10 to 12 hours on Low. Remove bay leaves before serving.

BARLEY, LENTIL AND MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion; cook and stir until onions are limp, but not brown, about 5 minutes. Mix in the celery and carrot; cook for another 5 minutes. Stir in the barley and lentils so they are coated with oil, continue to cook and stir until lightly toasted.
• Pour in the beef broth and season with thyme, parsley, pepper and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Add the porcini mushrooms, cover and simmer for 25 minutes over low heat. Add the button mushroom, cover and continue cooking for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix in sherry during the last 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed before serving.

VEGAN ROASTED GARLIC MUSHROOM AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the top off the bulb of garlic, exposing the tops of all the garlic cloves. Place the bulb of garlic on to a sheet pan. Drizzle the top with about 2 teaspoons of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Roast the garlic at 400 degrees for about 30-40 minutes, until the garlic is very soft and very brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.
• While the garlic is roasting, cut the mushrooms into large chunks, I usually quarter mine. Then chop the carrots.
• When the garlic is close to being ready, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large soup pot on medium high.
• Then add the mushrooms and carrots, saute, reducing heat as needed, until the mushrooms have released their liquid and are starting to brown. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Next, when the garlic is ready, squeeze all of the roasted garlic cloves out of the peel and into the pot with the mushrooms and carrots. Stir to combine.
• Now, pour the vegetable broth, soy sauce and apple cider vinegar into the pot. Stir to combine. Then add the dried thyme and dried rosemary.
• Bring the stew to a simmer, then pour the barley into the pot. Season with another pinch of salt and pepper. Continue to simmer on medium low until the barley is cooked. Check the package for timing. I like to use parboiled barley, which only takes 10-15 minutes, but regular barley takes about 30-45 minutes.
• Once the barley is soft, taste the stew and adjust seasoning. Serve immediately with fresh herbs on top if you want.

MUSHROOM LENTIL STEW WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Warm 1 tablespoon each of the olive oil and butter over medium-high heat in a 5 quart Dutch oven or other heavy lidded pot. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring just a few times, until nicely browned and reduced in volume by half. Remove mushrooms to a bowl and set aside.
• In the same pot, heat the remaining butter and olive oil. Add onion, celery, carrots and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften, about five minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for a minute. Stir in the tomato paste and cook a minute more.
• Add the vegetable broth, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, soy sauce, marmite, bay leaf and thyme. Raise heat to high. Rinse and drain the lentils and add to pot. When broth comes to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about 30 minutes, until lentils are nice and tender. Remove from heat and remove thyme stems and bay leaf.
• If you have an immersion blender, pulse it 4 or 5 times to puree the stew just a little bit. (Alternatively, transfer about two cups of the stew to a blender and puree it, then return to pot, or simply forego this step if you prefer.)
• Return the mushrooms and any accumulated juices to the pot along with the spinach and cream. Simmer briskly, uncovered, until spinach is wilted, about two minutes. Off the heat, stir in vinegar. Let sit for 10 minutes, then ladle into bowls and serve with good bread.

MUSHROOM LENTIL BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Combine everything except optional ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on high 4-6 hours or low 8-12 hours. If using spinach and/or tomatoes, add 2 hours before serving. If using lemon juice and/or parmesan cheese, add just before serving.

LENTIL AND MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Melt margarine in large saucepot and cook onion, celery, carrots, zucchini and mushrooms over medium heat, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender; about 8 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and ground red pepper, stirring frequently for 1 minute.
• Stir in water, broth, tomatoes and lentils, and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer covered until lentils are tender; about 55 minutes. Stir in vinegar.

LENTIL, BARLEY, MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Mix sweet potato, oil and salt and pepper. Toss and place on baking sheet.
• Bake at 400 deg for 30 minutes.
• Melt butter in large dutch oven over med-high heat. Add the onions. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and 1/4 t. salt. Cook until they have softened and browned, 10 - 15 minutes. (This salt is necessary to get the liquid out of the mushrooms.).
• Stir in the carrots and garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Stir in the broth, barley, lentils, thyme and 1/2 teaspoons salt (if desired). Bring to simmer. Cook until barley is tender, about 50 minutes. Season with salt and pepper before serving.
• Divide into 2 oven safe bowls and top with the sweet potatoes.
• Bake at 350 deg. for 30 minutes.
• Serve with biscuits or bread.