🇨🇭 Swiss Cuisine

Gerstensuppe

Barley Soup

Prep Time 20 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 274 kcal

A thick, nourishing Graubünden barley soup simmered with root vegetables, dried beef, and cream — the ultimate Alpine warmer.

Ingredients

1 Rinse barley under cold water. Soak for 1 hour if time allows.
2 Melt butter in a large pot. Sauté onion, carrots, celery, and leek for 5 min.
3 Add barley, broth, bay leaf, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 1 hour.
4 Add potatoes and diced dried beef. Simmer another 20 min.
5 Stir in cream. Season with salt and pepper.
6 Remove bay leaf. Serve in deep bowls with crusty bread.

Did You Know?

In Graubünden, no mountain hut menu is complete without Gerstensuppe — it has sustained Alpine hikers and farmers for centuries.