Vegetable Porcini Mushroom Stew with Pearl Barley

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 45min
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A hearty vegetable and porcini mushroom stew featuring fresh ingredients from the soups category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 1 l water
  • 150 g pearl barley
  • Salt
  • 200 g potatoes
  • 100 g Celery Root
  • 1 parsley root
  • 150 g Carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 150 g green beans
  • 125 g peas (frozen)
  • 175 g porcini mushrooms
  • 2 l water
  • pepper (ground)
  • 125 g sour cream
  • fenugreek greens (for garnish)

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Add the water to a pot, season with salt and bring to a boil. Meanwhile rinse the pearl barley under running water, add it to the pot and simmer for 10 minutes. Then strain through a sieve, rinse with hot water and drain.

  2. 2.

    Peel and cut the potatoes, celery root, parsley root, and carrots into 0.5 cm cubes. Peel and finely dice the onion. Trim and wash the green beans, cutting them into 3 cm pieces. Thaw the peas. Clean the mushrooms, quarter large ones or slice them.

  3. 3.

    Bring 2 l of water to a boil in a large pot. Add the prepared vegetables except for the peas and porcini mushrooms. Add the pearl barley and cover; simmer for 20-30 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

  4. 4.

    Add the peas and porcini mushrooms to the vegetable-barley pot and simmer for another 5–10 minutes.

  5. 5.

    Season the stew with pepper and a pinch of salt, serve in deep bowls or plates, and top each serving with a spoonful of sour cream. Garnish with fenugreek greens.