Barley & Beans Hearty Soup
It definitely warmed me up instantly, a perfect dinner on a cold winter day. I used beef stock to increase the depth of flavour, and it certainly did the job. The soup was very tasty and loaded with nutrients from barley and beans. Made a large pot, and froze the remaining soup.
Yield
8 servingsPrep
6 minCook
2½ hrsReady
3 hrsLow in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | teaspoons |
olive oil
or other vegetable oil |
|
| 1 | large |
onions
diced |
|
| 1 | stalk |
celery
diced |
*
|
| 1 | each |
carrots
diced |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
chili powder
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
black beans, dried
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
cumin
ground, or to your own taste |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
oregano
dried |
|
| ½ | cup |
pearl barley
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
red kidney beans
dried |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
great northern beans
dried |
|
| 8 | cups |
water
|
|
| 5 | cups |
stock
|
|
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1E+1 | ml |
olive oil
or other vegetable oil |
|
| 1 | large |
onions
diced |
|
| 1 | stalk |
celery
diced |
*
|
| 1 | each |
carrots
diced |
|
| 15 | ml |
chili powder
|
|
| 79 | ml |
black beans, dried
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
cumin
ground, or to your own taste |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
oregano
dried |
|
| 118 | ml |
pearl barley
|
|
| 79 | ml |
red kidney beans
dried |
|
| 79 | ml |
great northern beans
dried |
|
| 1.9 | l |
water
|
|
| 1.2 | l |
stock
|
|
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
Directions
Add olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
Stir in onion, celery stalk and carrot, cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 6 minutes.
Add water, broth and all the other remaining ingredients except and salt and black pepper.
Bring to a simmer over high heat.
Reduce heat to maintain a gently simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are tender, 2 to 2½ hours.
Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Serve warm.
