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Gallery Mushroom Barley Soup with Bacon Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 3 strips bacon (3 to 4 ounces), cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1 large onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 pound button or cremini mushrooms, trimmed and halved 2 teaspoons tomato paste 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) reduced-sodium beef broth 1 cup quick-cooking barley 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Cook’s Notes Use quick-cooking barley as a time-saver. It has the same nutty flavor as pearl barley, but it cooks in approximately half the time.

Gallery Mushroom Barley Soup with Bacon

Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 4

Mushroom Barley Soup with Bacon

Mushroom Barley Soup with Bacon

Mushroom Barley Soup with Bacon

Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 10 mins total: 45 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 10 mins

total: 45 mins

prep:

10 mins

total:

45 mins

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 strips bacon (3 to 4 ounces), cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1 large onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 pound button or cremini mushrooms, trimmed and halved 2 teaspoons tomato paste 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) reduced-sodium beef broth 1 cup quick-cooking barley 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions

In a large pot (6 to 8 quarts), cook bacon over medium-high heat, stirring often, until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium.

Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is starting to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring often, until they are tender and pot is almost dry, 5 to 10 minutes (depending on type of mushrooms). Stir in tomato paste, and cook 1 minute more.

Add broth, barley, oregano, and 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, partially covered, until barley is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Add more water to thin soup, as needed. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in vinegar. Ladle into bowls; sprinkle with parsley.

Cook’s Notes Use quick-cooking barley as a time-saver. It has the same nutty flavor as pearl barley, but it cooks in approximately half the time.

Cook’s Notes

Use quick-cooking barley as a time-saver. It has the same nutty flavor as pearl barley, but it cooks in approximately half the time.

Reviews (5)

 Add Rating & Review     31 Ratings   5 star values:        4    4 star values:        3    3 star values:        16    2 star values:        6    1 star values:        2

Reviews (5)

Add Rating & Review     31 Ratings   5 star values:        4    4 star values:        3    3 star values:        16    2 star values:        6    1 star values:        2

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31 Ratings 5 star values: 4 4 star values: 3 3 star values: 16 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 2

31 Ratings 5 star values: 4 4 star values: 3 3 star values: 16 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 2

31 Ratings 5 star values: 4 4 star values: 3 3 star values: 16 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 2

  • 5 star values: 4 4 star values: 3 3 star values: 16 2 star values: 6 1 star values: 2

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       02/08/2014   We were expecting a decent soup, though it turned out FABULOUS. We both loved it, and making it again tonight- with adding some beef stew to it. You do have to adjust the flavors to your liking, I recall adding a little bit more red vinegar. This is a new favorite for us!!!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/18/2011   Oh man! My boyfriend and I loved this! 100%! I will be making it again and again. I used beef bouillon cubes instead of stock. So about two cups of water and 3 cubes then later added 3 more cups of water. I made this with the Onion Focaccia that was in this month's Everyday Foods.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/19/2009   Very disappointing. Won't be making it again.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/25/2008   This soup was OK, not great. Lacked flavor, tasted like something was missing. Followed directions to the letter. Needs lots of salt for any taste at all. If I made this again I would add some beef to it and maybe a little wine.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/21/2008   One of the people I served this to said "This is the best soup I have ever eaten." I cut back on the vinegar to half what was called for. But it did brighten up the taste. It is so little vinegar as to be unidentifiable in the soup. Same thing with the tomato paste - there is not enough to be identifiable, but it seems to sharpen up all the other tastes.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 02/08/2014

We were expecting a decent soup, though it turned out FABULOUS. We both loved it, and making it again tonight- with adding some beef stew to it. You do have to adjust the flavors to your liking, I recall adding a little bit more red vinegar. This is a new favorite for us!!!

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 01/18/2011

Oh man! My boyfriend and I loved this! 100%! I will be making it again and again. I used beef bouillon cubes instead of stock. So about two cups of water and 3 cubes then later added 3 more cups of water. I made this with the Onion Focaccia that was in this month’s Everyday Foods.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 02/19/2009

Very disappointing. Won’t be making it again.

Rating: Unrated 02/25/2008

This soup was OK, not great. Lacked flavor, tasted like something was missing. Followed directions to the letter. Needs lots of salt for any taste at all. If I made this again I would add some beef to it and maybe a little wine.

Rating: Unrated 02/21/2008

One of the people I served this to said “This is the best soup I have ever eaten.” I cut back on the vinegar to half what was called for. But it did brighten up the taste. It is so little vinegar as to be unidentifiable in the soup. Same thing with the tomato paste - there is not enough to be identifiable, but it seems to sharpen up all the other tastes.

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