{"id":2218,"date":"2010-10-25T13:19:25","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T17:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2010-10-25T13:19:25","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T17:19:25","slug":"mushroom-barley-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/recipes\/mushroom-barley-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mushroom Barley Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"img-left\" style=\"width: 300px;\">\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/images\/MushroomBarleySoup_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Mushroom Barley Soup\" title=\"Mushroom Barley Soup\" src=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/images\/MushroomBarleySoup_01.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>Mushroom Barley Soup<\/div>\n<p>It is that time of year when the leaves are falling along with the temperatures, and our cravings beckon for cozy fare to devour.  A warm soup always seems to fit the bill when I get the hankering, and this mushroom potage with pearled barley is a wonderful solution to my cool weather dilemma.<\/p>\n<p>For this particular soup version I used Organic Pearled  Barley by Arrowhead Mills. Pearled barley has had its hard outer layer removed,  thus opening up a chewy, delicately flavored grain that is quite versatile, I  have used it in other recipes as well, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/recipes\/chicken-barley-bake\/\">Chicken  Barley Bake<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/soups\/wild-mushroom-barley-soup\/\">Wild  Mushroom Barley Soup<\/a>. Pearled barley can also be used in a tasty pilaf, in  a pudding, or even as a breakfast cereals mix, you can benefit from this highly  nutritious grain in many ways. According to the package nutrition facts, one-quarter  cup of pearled barley has 8 grams of fiber, 160 calories, 5 grams protein, and  only 1 gram of fat. <\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tbsp.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Butter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Lg.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Onion, diced (2 cups)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">10<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Cloves<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Garlic, minced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Lb.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Mushrooms, sliced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tbsp.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Lemon juice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tsp.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Italian seasoning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tsp.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Thyme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tsp.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Basil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tsp.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Onion powder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Tsp.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Garlic powder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Each<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Bay leaves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Cups<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Beef stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\u00be<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Cup<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Pearled barley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Cups<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Carrots, diced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">To taste<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Sea salt and white pepper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Procedure Steps:<\/strong> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">1.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Melt butter in a large stock pot then saut\u00e9 the onion and garlic until soft and translucent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">2.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Add the mushrooms and lemon juice and toss well, simmer until mushrooms are soft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">3.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Add the herbs, seasonings, and bay leaves, and stir well, continue to simmer a minute or so.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">4.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Add the beef stock, pearled barley, and carrots, and then bring to a boil. Reduce heat and then simmer on low heat for 1 hour, or until barley is cooked through and soft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">5.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Season with sea salt and white pepper to taste. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>To Serve: <\/strong>Ladle eight ounce portion into soup bowl and serve immediately.<br \/>\n             <strong>Yield: <\/strong>8 1-cup servings<\/p>\n<p>Bon appetite!<br \/>\n         CCR<br \/>\n         =:~)\t<br \/>\n         \u00a92010 CCR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warm soup always seems to fit the bill craving warmth, &#038; this mushroom potage with pearled barley is a wonderful solution to a cool weather dilemma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,97,158,581],"tags":[615,614,71,285,67,618,1400,616,94,2085,2105],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2221,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218\/revisions\/2221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cajunchefryan.rymocs.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}