Soup Djo – Persian barley cream soup

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 100 g barley, hulled (peeled)
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 3 tbsp carrot(s), grated
• 100 g cream
• salt and pepper
• 4 tbsp flour
• 75 g butter
• 450 ml milk

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

First, make the white sauce: add the flour to the milk and stir until smooth, stirring until the milk thickens slightly. Then heat while stirring and add the butter. Cook the barley in the chicken broth until tender, then add the carrots and the white sauce, bring back to a boil, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the cream before serving.