Asian Mushroom Barley And Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 dried chinese mushrooms
• 2 leeks, finely sliced
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 teaspoon gingerroot, grated
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 liter chicken stock or 1 liter vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1/2 cup pearl barley

Recipe

• 1 soak dried mushrooms in 1 1/2 cups boiling water for 15 minutes.
• 2 drain but reserve the liquid.
• 3 discard mushroom stems and thinly slice the cups.
• 4 heat a small amount of oil in saucepan.
• 5 over medium heat saute the leeks, garlic, ginger, celeray and carrots for 5 minutes until leek is softened.
• 6 add stock, soy sauce and barley, sliced mushrooms and reserved mushroom liquid.
• 7 boil gently for 30 minutes until the barley is plump.