Russian lenten pokhlebka/ soup

Name: Russian lenten pokhlebka/ soup
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Pearl Barely: 1/3 cup; Potato: ¾ cup (chopped into cubes); Cabbage: 1 ½ cup (finely chopped); Carrot: 1 cup (grated); Onion: 1 cup (finely chopped); Parsley: ½ teaspoon; Salt: 1 teaspoon or to taste; Black Pepper: ½ teaspoon; Marjoram: ½ teaspoon; Oil : 2 tablespoon; Water: 5 cup; Lime juice: ½ teaspoon

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Main Dish

Very Easy

1 h 55 m

Preparation

Preparation55 min

Cook time1 hour

In a medium sauce pot cook the washed pearl barely with 2 cup water and ½ teaspoon of salt until it cooked about 20 minutes. Drain some water so that soup won't be cloudy.
To this add chopped potato and cook for another 15 minutes or until potato is done not mushy.
In the mean time heat a pan add oil and fry onion until they become translucent or change in color about 7 minutes.
To this add grated carrots and cabbage and fry for another 6 minutes.
Add this fried onion-cabbage-carrots mixture to the soup and add rest of water, salt and pepper and cook for another 10 minutes.
To this add dried parsley, marjoram and lime juice. switch off the flame.