Best Spicey Lamb Barley Soup Recipes

LAMB AND BARLEY SOUP

Lamb and Barley Soup image

Provided by Sharon Ryan

Categories Soup/Stew Lamb Vegetable Stew St. Patrick's Day Barley Spring Rutabaga Bon Appétit Ireland

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 1/2 pounds meaty lamb neck bones
10 cups water
1/2 small cabbage, chopped
2 carrots, peeled, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 large rutabaga, peeled, chopped
2/3 cup pearl barley, rinsed
3 tablespoons instant beef bouillon granules
2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 bay leaves
Pinch of ground allspice

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.

LAMB AND BARLEY SOUP

Lamb and barley soup image

Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories soups and stews, appetizer

Time 3h20m

Yield Eight to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 pounds meaty neck bones of lamb, cut into two-to three-inch pieces
20 cups water
Salt to taste, if desired
20 peppercorns, crushed
1/2 cup barley
2 cups finely diced carrots
2 cups diced leeks
1 cup finely diced rutabaga or white turnips
2 cups finely diced celery
2 cups chopped onions
1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
3/4 cup finely chopped parsley, approximately
Freshly ground pepper to taste

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.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 294, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 1815 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams

HEARTY LAMB & BARLEY SOUP

Hearty lamb & barley soup image

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