Creamy Lemon Barley Soup Recipes

WINTER LEMON CHICKEN BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• SAUTE: Place a dutch oven or a stock pot over medium-high heat. Drizzle in the olive oil and add the mirepoix and leeks and sauté the veggies for 4-5 minutes or until the veggies soften a bit, add the garlic and pepper flakes during the last 30 seconds and stir until fragrant. Season the veggies with a big pinch of salt and white pepper and add the barley.
• SIMMER: Let the barley toast for 1 minute, stirring as required so nothing sticks or burns. Pour in the chicken stock along with 1 cup of water, and bay leaves. Allow the soup to come to a boil. Lower the heat to low and cover; let simmer for 20-23 minutes or until the barley is mostly cooked. Add the chicken and 4 tablespoons of lemon juice and kick the back up to medium-high and let the soup gain a simmer, then lower the heat to low for 5 minutes, at this point you don't want it to have any bubbles on the surface. Taste and adjust with additional lemon juice as desired. Keep in mind that the cream will mellow out the flavor a bit. We like it with 6 tablespoons of lemon juice!
• FINISH: Pour the cream into a small bowl and add 2 tablespoons of the prepared soup (just the broth if you can) and stir. Pour this cream mixture into the prepared soup while stirring let it heat through for 1 minute but make sure to not let the soup boil from here on out! Turn off the heat stir in the lemon zest and tarragon. Serve topped with chopped parsley and with tons of crusty bread, if desired!

CREAMY LEMON-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken, broth, 1 cup leekgreens, and 2 cups water in a pot.Season with salt and pepper. Bring toa boil, then reduce heat and simmeruntil chicken is cooked through,15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate;strain liquid through a fine-mesh sieve.(You should have about 5 cups.) Rinsepot; return strained broth to it and placeover medium heat. Add barley and leekrounds; bring to a simmer and cookuntil leeks are tender, 6 to 8 minutes.Meanwhile, shred chicken into bite-sizepieces (discarding skin and bones).
• Whisk together yolks, lemon juice,and a pinch of salt in a heatproof bowl.Slowly add 1 cup hot broth to yolkmixture, whisking constantly. Removebroth from heat; slowly stir yolk mixtureback into broth. Return chicken tobroth; cook over medium heat, stirringoften, 5 minutes (do not let boil). Stir inwatercress; season with salt and pepper.Spoon soup into a bowl; top withmore watercress, pepper, and a drizzleof oil. Serve.

CREAMY MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Add mushrooms and onion and cook until tender.
• Add barley and cook until lightly browned.
• Add soup, water, thyme and pepper.
• Heat to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat 40 minutes or until barley is done.
• Garnish with parsley.

CREAM OF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients except the cream in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Skim off and discard any foam that appears on the surface.
• Reduce the heat and simmer covered until the barley is tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Discard the chicken carcass or ham bone if used.
• Puree the soup in an electric blender or food processor and return to the pot.
• Add the cream and heat.