DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Barley Soup
Also known as: Gerstensuppe
Métis barley soup with beef, onion, carrot and potato.
About Barley Soup
This barley soup follows the Métis preparation recorded by Lawrence Barkwell of the Louis Riel Institute. Beef is selected from the account’s meat alternatives, alongside pearl barley, onion, carrot and potato.
The broth draws its savoury flavour from beef and onion, with salt and pepper as the stated seasonings. The source describes barley as slightly nutty in flavour.
Soft barley and small pieces of carrot and potato fill the broth with tender meat. This is the documented Métis version of a widely shared soup, rather than a claim to one universal barley-soup recipe.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Barley (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Barley Soup
Lawrence Barkwell’s Métis barley soup with beef.
- BeefProtein
- WaterLiquid
- OnionAromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Pearl barleyBase
- CarrotBase
- PotatoBase
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Beef selected instead of wild meat or soup-bone alternative.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source does not specify pepper type; no black-pepper identity assumed.
- Pearl barley: Barley
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Potato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Origins & food traditions
Selected Métis preparation documented by the Manitoba-based Louis Riel Institute.
Countries
- Canada
- LiechtensteinCatalogue link pending review
- CanadaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Métis Cuisine
- Liechtenstein Alpine-Alemannic CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Métis CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.