Barley Mushroom Soup Recipe - Recipezazz.com

Ingredients

• 88 grams dry barley (pearl barley, rinsed, dry 1/2 cup)
• 1/3 to 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced (mixed mushrooms, stems trimmed, I use a mix of white, cremini, shitaki, etc - your favorite mix, *See Note Below, 2 cups)
• 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms (re-constituted, reserve the liquid)
• 1 large yellow onion (diced)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 cups vegetable broth (a mix of chicken and beef broth can also be used, *See Note Below)
• mushroom liquid (reserved, 1 cup)
• 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• kosher salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups water
• *Garnish*
• fresh chives
• creme fraiche