Pokhlyobka mushroom & barley soup

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsMushrooms freshly sliced
½cupRaw pearl barley
6tablespoonsButter
1teaspoonSalt
2eachesCarrots sliced thinly
2eachesBay leaves
1tablespoonLemon juice fresh squeezed
2eachesOnions chopped
6cupsRich beef stock w/marrow
1eachPotato large cubed 1/2\"
Black pepper frshly ground
1tablespoonDill freshly snipped
6tablespoonsSour cream

Directions

Put 2 tablesponns of butter into a large stock pot then add the onions & garlic. Saute the onions & garlic in 2 tablespoons of butter until they are soft. Add the stock, the corrots, bay leaves, and the potatos. Stir then add the salt, pepper, dill, & barley. Bring tio aboil, reduece heat and simmer for 1 hour. Saute the mushrooms in the remianing butter for 3-4 minutes then add to the pot. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the lemon juice just before serving and put 1 tablespoon of sour cream into each bowl of soup as you serve it. Origin: Ludymilla Pereshenko, Kiev-Ukraine, circa 1995