Recipe

Barley Mountain Soup Zuppa Dorzo Con Salsiccia Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Shine / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago This recipe comes from Mom, who got it from one of the Splendid Table Cookbooks. The fresh rosemary is a must! The soup suffers without it. Buttermilk gives the soup a delicious tang. Farmers use it instead of, part of, or all of the water in the ... More Cook:120m Servings:10	Shine
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Ingredients

2 medium onions

2 medium carrots

1/4 tightly packed cup of fresh Italian parsley leaves

2 large cloves garlic

3-4 medium red-skinned potatoes (about 1 pound) Peeled and thinly sliced

olive oil

1 cup barley

1/2 pound smoked ham hocks or to taste

3 3-inch branches fresh rosemary

1 quart buttermilk

about 4 quarts water

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

finely chop the onions, carrots, parsley and garlic. Combine the barley, potatoes and meat in a 6-8 quart pot. Add half the onion mixture to the pot with 2 branches of the rosemary. Add buttermilk if desired. Then add 4 quarts water. Simmer 50 minutes or until the barley is almost tender.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat. Saute' the rest of the chopped vegetables to a golden brown.

Add to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Simmer another 30-40 minutes

Remove the meat and bones. Break up meat into small pieces and return them to the pot, along with more water if the soup is a dense as stew. It should be a thick but soupy soup. Strip the leaves from the remaining branch of rosemary and mince. Stir into the pot and simmer another 10 minutes. Adjust the seasonings and taste. Serve hot.

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minitindel 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Oh yum ray i love barley soup .thank you

greekgirrrl 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Wonderful!

vikirose13 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Perfect for cool fall. Nice post!

sas 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Hey Ray: I love barley soup but I rarely have used buttermilk in recipes and never in a soup. This is a real Autumn filler and I'm lovin' it. Comfort plus. Thanks my friend. It's a saver.
Sas

elgab89 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Beautiful recipe, I love the buttermilk in it!

jimrug1 1 year, 2 months ago said:
This recipe is a winner for sure. Will be on my short list this fall. I could see where the butter milk would add a very nice twang... Great recipe. Thanks for sharing.. Jim

mystic_river1 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Great recipe.^5 Thanks for sharing.

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 2 months ago said:
With a name like that, it has to be good! Sounds wondrful!

lura 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Hi Ray, With fall/winter quickly coming this soup sounds like just the thing. Thanks for the "souper" ..lol.. post. :)

capedread 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I am drooling, you can come round mine and cook anyday!

victoriaregina 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Splendid recipe! Saved this one my friend and gave you a much-deserved 5.

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