Best Lamb Shank And Barley Soup Recipes

LAMB SHANK AND BARLEY SOUP WITH LOTS OF VEGIES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy-based pot. Brown shanks on all sides, remove from pot and set aside. Melt butter, then add onions, garlic, carrots, leek, celery, parsnip and thyme. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes until softened. Add potatoes and cook for five minutes. Add water, pearl barley, shanks and bay leaf. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 60 minutes, until shanks are tender and meat is falling off the bone. Remove shanks and shred meat with your fingers or a fork. Discard bones. Return lamb to the pot. Season with salt and pepper, add chopped parsley and serve.

LAMB AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the bones in a kettle and add cold water to cover. Bring to the boil and simmer about one minute. Drain well and run under cold running water until chilled. Drain. Return the bones to a clean kettle.
• Add the 20 cups of water, salt and peppercorns and bring to the boil. Simmer two hours.
• Add the barley, carrots, leeks, rutabaga, celery, onions, garlic and three-quarter cup chopped parsley and cook one hour longer.
• Remove the neck bones. Pull off the meat and cut into bite-size morsels. Discard the bones.
• Return the meat to the kettle and add salt and pepper to taste. If desired, sprinkle with more chopped parsley before serving.

LAMB AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot or Dutch oven over high heat. Add lamb bones; sauté until dark brown, about 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until lamb, barley and all vegetables are tender and soup is thick, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper.

HEARTY LAMB & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Season the lamb, then fry for a few mins until browned. Add the onion and barley, then gently fry for 1 min. Add the veg, cook for 2 more mins, then add the Worcestershire sauce, stock and thyme. Cover, then simmer for 20 mins.
• When everything is cooked, spoon about a quarter of the soup into a separate pan. Purée with a stick blender (or put into a normal blender and whizz), then stir it back into the rest of the soup. Add the green beans, simmer for 3 mins, then ladle the soup into bowls and serve with granary bread.

LAMB SHANK AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Trim any excess fat from the lamb shanks. Place into a large saucepan or boiler. Along with the water/stock and salt.
• Bring slowly to the boil and simmer gentley for 1 1/2 hours.
• Skim/remove any excess fat from the top of the stock with a spoon and/pr paper towel.
• Return the stock to the stove and add all remaining ingredients. Simmer for another 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove the meat from the bones and chop into chunky pieces. Return meat to the stock and discard the bones.
• Reheat to serve. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley or a sprig of parsley as garnish.
• This can be finely processed for babies and frozen in serving sizes.

FRENCH ONION-BRAISED LAMB SHANKS WITH BARLEY AND GREENS

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 275 degrees. Lightly season lamb with salt and pepper on all sides. Heat the oil in a 7- to 8-quart Dutch oven over medium-high until shimmering. Add the lamb shanks and cook, turning occasionally, until well-browned on all sides, about 10 minutes total. Transfer the lamb to a rimmed baking sheet or large plate, and set aside.
• Add the onions, leeks and carrots to the Dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium. Season lightly with salt and cook, stirring frequently and scraping the bottom of the Dutch oven with a wooden spoon, until the onions and leeks are as caramelized as you'd like, about 20 minutes for lightly caramelized onions that give the stew a more savory flavor, or 45 minutes or longer for deeply caramelized onions that will make the stew sweeter. If browned bits start building up on the bottom of the pot, add water a tablespoon at a time, scraping them up and reincorporating them before continuing.
• When the onions are ready, add the garlic, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and stir until it evenly coats all of the vegetables. Add the wine, scrape the bottom and sides of the pot, and cook until the wine is reduced by at least half, a minute or two. Add the chicken stock and the rosemary. (Tie the rosemary into a bundle with kitchen twine if you want to make it easier on yourself later.)
• Return the lamb shanks to the pot. Increase heat to high, bring the pot to a simmer, and transfer to the oven. Place a lid on top, leaving it cracked by an inch or so. Cook for 2 1/2 hours, then remove from oven. Flip the lamb, and stir the barley and spinach into the broth, making sure it's all submerged. Return to the oven, cover with the lid cracked, and continue cooking until a metal skewer inserted into the lamb meets very little resistance, the meat falls off the bone with a little tug, and the barley is fully cooked but still chewy, 30 to 45 minutes longer.
• Transfer the pot to the stovetop, remove and discard the rosemary, and adjust the consistency to a saucy, stewlike mixture by simmering to thicken, or thin it out by adding water. Stirring as you go to prevent the bottom from sticking. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.