Soups 🇵🇱 Polish

Krupnik (Polish Barley Soup)

A hearty vegetable and pearl barley soup flavoured with dried mushrooms. Thick, earthy and completely vegan.

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  • Time1 hr 10
  • LevelEasy
  • Costabout £1.37 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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Method

  1. 1

    Soak the dried mushrooms in 200 ml of hot water for 20 minutes. Lift them out, chop them and keep the liquid.

    20 min
  2. 2

    Fry the onion, carrots, parsnip and celery in the oil for 8 minutes until starting to soften.

    8 min
  3. 3

    Add the vegetable stock, mushroom liquid, chopped mushrooms, bay leaves and barley. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes.

    25 min
  4. 4

    Add the potatoes and cook for 20 minutes until the barley and potatoes are tender.

    20 min
  5. 5

    Season with pepper, remove the bay leaves and stir in the parsley. Add a little water if it has become too thick.

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