Soup Recipes > Barley Cream Soup

How to make barley cream soup:
A tasty vegetable soup thickened with pearl barley.



Ingredients

2 tablespoons pearl barley
1 quart of chicken bouillon
2 tablespoons butter
seasoning to taste
1 onion peeled and sliced
1 carrot peeled and diced
rib of celery washed and sliced
1/4 pint cream or milk
nutmeg
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Wash and blanch the pearl barley by covering it with cold water and bringing it to the boil.
- Strain and rinse in cold water.
- Melt the butter in a pan.
- Add the vegetables and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the barley and bouillon.
- Season to taste, bring to the boil and simmer for 2 hours.
- Sieve or blend to a puree.
- Return to heat add the cream and a little grated nutmeg.
- Do not allow to boil.






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