Barley Chupe

Ingredients:

5 cups vegetable stock
1 cup barley, soaked
3 small red potatoes, cut into 8 wedges each
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon oil
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup lima beans
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 teaspoon cumin
salt and pepper
parsley, chopped


In a saucepan, cook onion in olive oil until slightly browned, adding garlic a few minutes before onions are done cooking.

Add stock, barley, potatoes, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer until barley is halfway cooked.

Add lima beans, tomato, and cumin and simmer until the barley and potatoes are tender. Season with salt and pepper.

To serve, ladle soup into bowls and top fresh parsley.