ISO Mushroom Barley soup/stew recipe

[newbiefoodie]

Hi!
I am looking for a wild mushroom barley soup recipe that is tomato based. I like my soups kind of thick and hearty-- something that can be served for dinner with just a salad on the side. Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[weinstein5]

You might check out some this thread - http://www.chowhound.com/topics/442142 - there are some great recipes just replace button mushrooms with your wild mushrooms -

The great thing about any type of barley soup is add a little extra barley and let it sit and thickens up quite nicely -

[Diane in Bexley]

Beef mushroom barley soup, here is the recipe, it freezes really well and can be a complete meal. You can substitute wild mushrooms for the fresh or dried mushrooms, or use a combination. The more veggies and extras you put in, the more you can serve as entree. I often bring to work in winter with big hunk of country bread.

3 lb. beef short ribs, beef shanks, or chuck (you need both bones and meat)
2 large yellow onions, diced
4 carrots, scraped and diced
3 pieces celery, cleaned and diced
28 oz. can diced tomatoes with juice
1 cup pearl barley
16 oz. button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1 oz dried mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes and chopped
16 oz. whole kernel corn, optional
salt and pepper to taste
6 qt. cold water

Broil meat until well browned on cookie sheet, put meat and juices in large 8 qt. soup pot. Add all vegetables except corn, salt & pepper and water. Simmer on low heat for 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Add corn if using it. Add pearl barley, stir well every 20 minutes so barley doesn't stick for total of 60 minutes, until barley is cooked.

You can add green beans, cabbage, other vegetables if desired. Essentially, this is beef vegetable soup with mushrooms and barley. When soup is cooked, remove meat and bones. Discard bones, dice soup meat in small pieces, add back to mixture. If storing soup in fridge, you may need to add some water when re-heating, as barley will continue to thicken soup. Freezes well.