Tomato Vegetable Orzotto with Red Wine | Italian Sisters

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 cloves of garlic – crushed and chopped
• 1/2 a large sweet onion – chopped
• one celery stalk – chopped
• one large carrot – chopped
• 8 medium sized mushrooms – sliced
• 1/2 cup of red wine
• 1 – 1/2 cups of stewed tomato puree
• 3 cups of chicken or turkey stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/8 cup chopped parsley
• 1/8 cup chopped fresh basil
• salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• 1 small chili pepper – crushed (optional)
• 1 cup of uncooked pearl barley