Barley Soup

A light, easy-to-make soup! This tasty soup can be made with either vegetable or meat broth. Barley grits give it extra body and a little something different. If you're not watching calories, use 4 tablespoons of grits instead of 2 to make it a bit thicker.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 18 % 4 g
Fats 9 % 2 g
Carbohydrates 73 % 16 g
96 kcal
GI: 88 / 13 / 0

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Let's get the soup going by prepping all the ingredients.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Put the chicken wings in a pot and add 2 quarts (2 liters) of water. Cook the chicken for 30 minutes after it comes to a boil, skimming the foam off the surface as it forms.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Rinse the barley grits and add them to the pot with the chicken. Keep simmering the soup for another 30 minutes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Cut the potatoes into cubes and add them to the soup. Add the salt at this point.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Chop the onion.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Grate the carrot on the fine holes of a grater.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Sauté the onion and carrot in the butter to make a sauté base.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Add the sautéed vegetables to the pot, cook the soup 5 minutes more, and turn off the heat.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    The barley soup is ready. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Collapsed light barley - 349  kcal/100g
  • Scotch barley - 348  kcal/100g
  • Barley groats - 343  kcal/100g
  • Barley flakes - 315  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Chicken wings - 186  kcal/100g

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