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Hearty Double Mushroom and Barley Soup is for Dinner.

Hearty Double Mushroom and Barley Soup takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Hearty Double Mushroom and Barley Soup takes 90 minutes to cook.

Hearty Double Mushroom and Barley Soup makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Hearty Double Mushroom and Barley Soup are:

1 cup pearl barley
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion, roughly chopped
1 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 lbs. fresh mushrooms, wiped clean(do not wash!) and sliced thin
6 large carrots, peeled and diced
1 1/2 oz. gourmet mixed dried mushrooms, snipped into pc's, reconstituted in hot water to cover, soaked 30 minutes.
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
11 cups ( 3x900 ml tetra packs) low sodium beef broth
2 cups water
6 Tbsp fresh dill weed
3 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice

Here is how you make Hearty Double Mushroom and Barley Soup:

Boil water and soak dried mushrooms in one bowl and pearl barley in another, leave both to sit 30 minutes.In large stock pot on medium heat, add butter and oil. Suate onion until translucent. Add sugar and saute 2 minutes. Add fresh mushrooms and carrots, saute 8 - 10 minutes, stirring 'til cooked. Add snipped soaked mushrooms and liquid, drained pearl barley, salt, pepper, beef stock and water. Bring to simmer. Add half of dill weed. Cover and simmer over medium low for 1 1/2 hours. After that time, add lemon juice and remaining dill weed. Taste and correct seasonings, simmer 5 minutes longer. Ladle into big deep soup bowls and enjoy with crunchy whole grain bread.Serving Size:?Makes 10 servings

The nutritional information for Hearty Double Mushroom and Barley Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 93.1

• Total Fat: 2.8 g
• Cholesterol: 3.1 mg
• Sodium: 351.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
• Protein: 3.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Hearty Double Mushroom and Barley Soup is Low Fat