Then you build a broth with a ham bone or uncured ham hock, celery, yellow onion, and garlic. The tender meat is added in, along with a mashed Russet potato, which thickens the soup. Season simply ...

Unlike pureed soups, which often have lots of added butter and cream, this old-fashioned mushroom-barley soup gets its flavor ... stock with the carrot, celery, onion, mushrooms, and barley ...