How to Prepare Tasty Pearl barley chicken soup

Pearl barley chicken soup. I used chicken breast, and instead of water used fat free chicken broth, I was out of bay leaves, so used thyme instead. Return soup to heat; add carrots, celery, onion, pearl barley, bay leaves, chicken bouillon, poultry seasoning, sage, salt, and black pepper. If you like Beef Barley you'll love this perfect cool weather recipe!

It is a small grain, with a chewy texture and slightly nutty. Pearl barley is a delicious grain that can be cooked simply in salted water. Serve it instead of rice with hearty stews. you can cook Pearl barley chicken soup using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pearl barley chicken soup

1. You need 400 grams of chicken fillet.
2. Prepare 1 of onion, finely chopped.
3. It's Half of cup chopped leek(white part).
4. You need 1 cup of pearl barley.
5. You need 2 of table spoons thick tomato paste.
6. You need 3 of table spoons dried parsley.
7. You need 1 tea spoon of dried basil.
8. You need 3 of carrots, grated.
9. You need 1 cup of celery stalk, finley chopped.
10. Prepare 2 of table spoons butter.
11. Prepare 2 of Chicken bullions(optional).
12. It's 1 tea spoon of black pepper.
13. Prepare Half of teaspoon turmeric powder.
14. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
15. You need of Salt.
16. You need 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.

Or, add uncooked grains to mixed vegetable soups. Krupnik, a Polish chicken, vegetable and pearl barley soup is one of we love most. Pour half the soup into a food processor and blend until smooth, then return to the pot. The pearl barley adds a lovely bite to each spoonful and the chicken gives it plenty of flavour too.

Pearl barley chicken soup instructions

1. Soak pearl barley overnight in water. It helps barley soup be ready and thick in shorter time..
2. Melt butter in deep non stick pot. Saute onion until it change colour. Add chicken fillet, bay leaves and turmeric and saute until no more pink.Add tomato paste and fry for few minutes for better colour of soup..
3. Now add celery, carrot, leek along with barley and its water. I put carrot, celery and leek in chopper forst. Solve chicken stock bullions in hot water. Add to soup. Cover the pot. Bring to boil. After 30 mintes add dtied herbs. Wait another 10 minutes until soup become tick. Add black pepper and salt (if needed) and lemon juice..
4. Serve soup with crusty bread or plain naan..

Bursting with flavour, this hearty soup is great for beating the winter cold. It's a healthy option too packed with plenty of veg and tender pieces of chicken too. Tom Kerridge says; 'When it's chilly. Warm up with a bowl of this Chicken and Barley Soup! My entire family loves this including my five year old, and the leftovers are better the next day!