Pearl Barley Soup

This comforting pearl barley recipe combines tender barley with dates, figs, or prunes. Slowly cooked until soft, the barley is finished with dried fruit and served hot with cream or milk and sugar.

Cooking Method: Boiling, Stewing

Cuisine: Global

Courses: Soups

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 4

Calories: 9353.5

Dietary: Vegetarian

Description

This comforting pearl barley recipe combines tender barley with dates, figs, or prunes. Slowly cooked until soft, the barley is finished with dried fruit and served hot with cream or milk and sugar.

Ingredients

1 cup Pearl barley
1 teaspoon Salt
5 cups Boiling water
1 cup Dates, figs, or prunes
as desired Cream or milk, for serving
to taste Sugar, for serving

Directions

1
Examine the barley to see that it contains no foreign matter, then cook it in the boiling water to which the salt has been added.
2
Cook directly over the heat for 10 minutes.
3
Transfer to a double boiler and cook for 3 to 4 hours.
4
If using dates, wash them in warm water, remove the pits, and cut each into four pieces.
5
If using figs, soak them in hot water for 30 minutes, then cut them into small pieces.
6
If using prunes, stew them until tender, remove the pits, and cut them into small pieces.
7
Add the prepared fruit to the barley 10 to 15 minutes before removing it from the heat.
8
Serve hot with cream or milk and sugar.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4 servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 9353.5kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 57.7g89%
Saturated Fat 10.0g50%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 5054.4mg211%
Total Carbohydrate 2029.8g677%
Dietary Fiber 277.9g1112%
Sugars 65.6g
Protein 304.1g609%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: barley, pearl barley, breakfast, boiling, dates, figs, prunes, dried fruit, milk, cream, vegetarian

Read it online: https://www.chefs-mate.com/recipe/soup-29/