Country Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushroom
• 2 large carrots, sliced
• 1 small cauliflower, separated into flowerets and sliced
• 2 large celery ribs, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup pot barley
• leftover cooked chicken, bits (optional)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 combine vegetables, seasonings and stock. bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, coat the barley in the melted butter.
• 3 strain the vegetables and set aside.
• 4 add the coated barley to the stock, bring to a boil, cover, and then simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 return the vegetables to the stock and add the leftover chicken bits then simmer for 5 minutes.
• 6 stir in sour cream.
• 7 serve with a sprinkling of parsley.