By using dried mushrooms and pickled cabbage, the soup turns out to be extremely fragrant. They are called without oil, without salt, but they are very satisfying and delicious!
Wash the mushrooms and soak them in hot water for an hour.
Cut the meat into small pieces.
Peel the carrots and grate on a coarse grater, peel the onion and cut into small pieces, peel the potatoes and cut into cubes.
Put the chopped vegetables and meat in a frying pan.Cover with a lid, turn on the stove, cook over low heat.
After 20 minutes, add the pearl barley.
Add the pickled cabbage with brine.
Mushrooms together with the liquid in which they were soaked. Cover with a lid and leave for 30 minutes. Add the crushed garlic and, if necessary, bring it to the desired consistency with hot water.
It is ideal to serve this soup with sour cream and garlic croutons.