Nancy's Mushroom Soup

By á-174942

Ingredients

• 5 cups beef broth
• 2/3 cup barley rinsed
• 7 dried shiitakes - (to 10) stemmed, rinsed
• 1 medium potato peeled, cubed
• 1 onion sliced
• 7 common store mushrooms - (to 10) sliced
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup dry wine wine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme (or 1/2 tspn dried thyme)
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Bring the beef broth, barley, dried shiitakes, and potatoes to a boil; reduce to a simmer.

In a sauté pan or skillet, sauté the onion and common store mushrooms in the butter until the onion is translucent. Mix in the flour and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the white wine and add the thyme. Gradually stir this mixture into the soup using a whisk to prevent lumps from forming. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Continute to simmer the soup for 20 minutes or until the barley becomes soft.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 first course servings.