I took a recipe I had seen in a copy of ReadyMade
Mushroom and Barley Stew
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium sweet onion, peeled and diced
- 4 carrots, peeled, trimmed and diced
- 1 tsp roasted garlic (jarred
- 1 lb white mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp lower sodium soy sauce, divided
- ½ cup pearl barley
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 cups lower sodium vegetable broth
Directions:
Spread the barley out and pick over it, making sure there is no field debris in it, then rinse well.
Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and carrot and sauté until the onions are golden. Add in the garlic and cook for a minute or two, then the mushrooms and continue cooking until they have released their juices and are browned.
Add the red wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp soy sauce, barley and thyme (rub between your fingers), sautéing for a couple of minutes. Add the vegetable stock and bay leaf, bring to a boil, then lower heat to medium-low, cover loosely, and simmer for an 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes
Before serving, remove the bay leaf. Stir in remaining 1 tbsp soy sauce, and season to taste with salt and pepper if desired (I didn’t think it needed any).
Serves 4 – pair with a nice crusty loaf of bread.
Notes: If you have carnivores in the house you can add in a cooked steak, diced up and sprinkled on their bowls, preferably using a tender filet mignon. That made Kirk and Ford happier….hah!
~Sarah