Mushroom Barley Pilaf

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 8 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	202202 cal
pro	4 g4g pro
total fat	2 g2g total fat
sat. fat	1 g1g sat. fat
carb	43 g43g carb
fibre	4 g4g fibre
chol	5 mg5mg chol
sodium	316 mg316mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	22 calcium
iron	1515 iron
vit A	22 vit A
vit C	33 vit C
folate	1212 folate

Ingredients

1 cup boiling water 1 1cup cupboiling water
1 1pkg (14 g) pkg (14 g)dried shiitake mushroomdried shiitake mushrooms or dried porcini mushrooms, or mixture
1 tbsp butter 1 1tbsp tbspbutter
1 small onion , chopped1 1small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tsppepper
2 cups barley 2 2cups cupsbarley
2 cups sodium-reduced chicken stock 2 2cups cupssodium-reduced chicken stock
1 cup water 1 1cup cupwater
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 2 2tbsp tbspchopped fresh parsley

Preparation

In bowl, pour boiling water over dried mushrooms; let stand for 20 minutes. Strain, reserving liquid; set aside.

In saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; fry onion, garlic, salt and pepper until tender.

Stir in reserved mushrooms and barley. Stir in chicken stock, water, and reserved mushroom liquid. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 40 minutes. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Add fresh parsley.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: March 2006

Keywords : Sides; Mushrooms; Barley; Boil; Simmer; Onions;

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