Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2012

I used one quart turkey broth and one quart beef broth. I had to cook it one hour. Followed all the rest of the recipe exactly. This was very good soup.

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barb57

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Living In: Greene, Rhode Island, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2011

This is good. I made it exactly as stated, but it took about 1 1/2 hours for the barley to be completely cooked. I know it should be a little al dente, but even after an hour it was still pretty hard. The overall flavor is good though so I might make it again.

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MAG'S MOM

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Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2011

YUM!!! I used homemade stock from our Thanksgiving turkey, which had lots of flavor. I followed this receipe but left out the allspice and bay leave since I didn't have it. I added fresh thyme instead of dried. Very good!

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ALISSAKS

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: May 4, 2011

I made a few changes..... I didn't have all the spices so I did a dash of this and a pinch of that to get it tasting right and I added a little corn. Turned out really good! FYI it needed a little more time to cook the barley all the way. Also added more broth after barley soaked alot of it up! One more thing I changed was I sauteed the onion, celery and carrots in oil and garlic before adding other ingerdients. I served with homemade cornbread and salad.

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Kate

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2011

Good basic soup recipe. Flavours are great. I don't know why someone thought his was too much barley. For me it's not enough. I wish I had put twice as much.

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HeathFow

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2011

Very good. Had the stock from thanksgiving. Gives another way to cook soup without using noodles.

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Karen

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2011

I am not sure why this is rated to high. I thought it had way too much barley and the flavor was just blah. It was not inedible, but it definitely wasn't anything special. I won't be making it again.

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ZKATIE

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2010

Delicious. I'll definitely make this again but use a bit less barley and more meat.

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WALTONV

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2010

This soup is very good. I thought it turned out a little bland, so I added about 3 T tomato paste and the juice of a small lemon. These added depth and character to the soup. I was out of barley, so I used wild rice instead. It was delicious!

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DEBBIE444

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2010

Loved this - it was exactly what I was looking for to use leftover turkey. I wasn't able to make it exactly as it's written, but I stayed as close to it (especially the spices) as I could: I was out of celery, so I used a bit of celery salt instead. I sauteed the onions and carrots in the pot before adding the rest of the ingredients. I also added a bit of garlic, (2) cubed potatoes, and at the end, about a cup of fresh chopped spinach and some fresh broccoli (trying to clean out the frig). Fast, filling, and very tasty!

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