Soup - Vegetable Barley 

10-12 quarts in 15 qt brazier pan.

I rarely add water to foods but I want to keep the vegetable taste, not just the broth taste.

Recipe makes 10-12 quarts to serve 36-48 people.
In 15 qt brazier saute:
8 oz tallow or other fat
4 chopped good sized onions
4 lb carrots rounds to fit on your spoon
1 T salt

Saute in briefly:
2 lb celery
1 whole bulb garlic chopped finely

Add:
16 c (128 oz) broth
2 c barley (I am using black barley)
Simmer 20 minutes to make sure barley will be done.

Add:
3 lb rudabagas cut to fit spoon
Simmer

Add:
6 lb potatoes cut to fit spoon
kale cut small
1 qt my roasted tomatoes
Simmer again 20 minutes or so.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

~If needed thicken with barley flour mixed with more tallow (a buerre manie). Stir into simmering soup allowing enough time for it to cook and thicken without overcooking the vegetables.

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