Mushroom & barley soup for dad from Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food (page 103) by Julia Turshen

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    Can substitute chicken stock, vegetable stock, or bouillon paste for beef stock; and button mushrooms for cremini mushrooms.

  • MollyPellecchia on November 04, 2025

    Nice reminder on how much easier roasting mushrooms is vs the stovetop. Followed the advice & added a parmesan rind & some thyme sprigs. Very nice soup.

  • Zosia on November 09, 2023

    Hearty and delicious. I, too, added thyme. I only had a 14g bag of mixed dried mushrooms that I soaked in hot water, drained and chopped before adding to the soup. This was much easier than trying to pull them out later to chop. I used the soaking liquid as part of the broth.

  • anya_sf on January 09, 2023

    I added a thyme sprig and parmesan rind while the soup simmered. Also stirred in some frozen chopped spinach at the end for a green vegetable. Served with some black pepper (which Julia often doesn't call for) and grated parmesan on top, the soup was hearty and flavorful.

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