Pearl barley, Post, Vegetable soup, Green tomatoes, Fasting soup, Soup, Yan Prymus, Alexander Kuzmin, Recipes from the chef

Spicy vegetable soup with green tomatoes

Ingredients

Servings 6
  • 100 g of carrots
  • 50 g green salted (barrel) tomatoes
  • 100 g onion
  • 50 g petiole celery
  • 100 g bell pepper
  • 400 g potatoes
  • 200 g white cabbage
  • 250 g tomatoes in their own juice
  • 150 g canned red beans
  • 10 g red hot pepper
  • 100 g pearl barley
  • 25 g dry mushroom or vegetable broth
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3 art. l. vegetable oil
  • 3 liters of water
  • 1/2 small baguette
  • greens to taste

Cooking

Step 1

Peel, wash and cut all vegetables into large cubes.

Step 2

Finely chop some carrots, onion, celery and bell pepper and fry in vegetable oil until half cooked. Then add the tomatoes and fry for another 2-3 minutes.

Step 3

Rinse pearl barley and boil until tender.

Step 4

Pour water into a large soup pot and bring to a boil. Transfer the fried vegetables to the pan, add the dry broth, potatoes and cabbage. Boil 10 minutes.

Step 5

Add tomatoes in their own juice, boiled pearl barley, beans, chili peppers and all spices to the soup. Boil for 10 more minutes.

Step 6

When the soup is almost ready, dry the baguette in the oven or heat it in a pan. Before serving, place the salted barrel green tomatoes on a plate and pour over the soup. Garnish with finely chopped herbs. Serve the soup with a crispy baguette.

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