Chicken Spinach and Barley Soup – Sunrise Poultry

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 to 4 lbs (1589 g to 1816 g) Sargent Farms bone-in whole chicken
• 8 cups (1920 ml) low-sodium vegetable broth or chicken broth
• 2 cups (480 ml) water
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups (209 g) white or yellow onion, diced small
• 1 1/2 cups (186 g) celery, diced small
• 1 1/2 cups (192 g) carrots, diced small
• 1 1/2 cups (195 g) red bell peppers, diced small
• 1 1/2 cup (104 g) sliced cremini mushrooms
• 3 tsp (3 pcs) garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 inch ginger, sliced thin and julienned
• 1 tbsp (4 g) ground coriander
• 2 tsp (2 g) dried oregano
• 2 tsp (1 g) dried parsley
• 1 1/2 tsp (9 g) ground cumin
• 1 1/2 tsp (2 g) dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp (2 g) red pepper chili flakes
• 1/4 tsp (1 g) cayenne pepper
• 2/3 cup (140 g) pearl barley
• 1 1/2 tsp (9 g) salt
• 1 tsp (4 g) ground black pepper, preferably freshly ground
• 5 cups (150 g) baby spinach, packed
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) apple cider vinegar