HEARTY LAMB & BARLEY SOUP

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This Lancashire hotpot in soup form is nourishing and filling, but low in fat

Provided by Good Food team

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil
200g lamb neck fillet, trimmed of fat and cut into small pieces
½ large onion , finely chopped
50g pearl barley
600g mixed root vegetable (we used potato, parsnip and swede, cubed)
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 ¾ 1 litre lamb or beef stock
1 thyme sprig
100g green bean (frozen are fine), finely chopped

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 17 grams protein, Sodium 1.48 milligram of sodium