Chicken Black Bean And Barley Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dried black beans
4 chicken legs (thighs and drumsticks)
1 onion, quartered
2 celery ribs, chopped
1/2 cup barley
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation

In a large saucepan, cover beans with water. Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, cover and let stand 1 hour.
Return pan to medium heat and add chicken, onion and celery. Cook 1 hour.
Remove chicken. Add barley; season with pepper, mustard and cayenne.
Cook 30 minutes, until beans and barley are tender.
Remove chicken from bones and shred meat. Return meat to soup.