Traditionalscotchbroth Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown lamb shank in oil on all sides; drain. Stir in water and broth. Insert cloves into onion. Add the onion, carrot, celery and seasonings to the pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours or until meat is very tender., Remove shank from broth; cool slightly. Remove meat from bone; cut into small pieces. Discard bone. Strain broth, discarding vegetables and seasonings. , Skim fat from broth. In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in barley. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes. , Add the turnips, carrots, leek, salt and pepper. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add lamb; heat through.

Steps:

• Place Lamb in a large pan and cover with water.
• place pan over med to high heat.
• While the water is heating dice the turnip, 1 of the carrots and the onions.
• grate the other 2 carrots and slice the leek.
• Add these to your pan of simmering water and skim off froth as you cook for 15mins.
• Rinse the barley and add to the pan together with the salt, pepper, ground coriander, clove, bay leaf and chopped parsley.
• Continue to simmer the soup for approximately 2hrs or until the barley is soft and the soup has become thick and almost sticky.
• Stir the soup as it cooks and skim off fat with a large spoon.
• Add more hot water from the kettle if required.
• Stir more often towards the end of cooking time as barley may stick to base of pan.
• Remove the lamb 15mins from the end and let it cool a little before removing the meat from the bones. Discard the bones.
• Cut the meat into small pieces and add to the soup.
• Taste the soup, add more salt if necessary and serve.

Steps:

• The night before soak barley in cold water and put lamb in crock pot and leave overnight, or alternatively boil on stove top then simmer till ready.(I only use some water in the crock pot and add the rest to the cooking pot later).
• Put stock in large soup pot and season.
• Add barley and bring to the boil.
• Add the next four ingredients and simmer till veg and barley are soft, if using flank meat cut some of the meat up and add to soup discarding any fat.
• Add peas and simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes.
• Serve with some crusty bread and enjoy.

Steps:

• Rinse the soup mix and soak in cold water for 8 hrs or overnight, covered in a cool place. Drain and rinse well.
• Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion, leek, turnip, carrots and celery for 10 mins, covered with a lid, until soft but not golden. Add a generous pinch of salt and a good grinding of pepper.
• Pour the stock into the pan and bring to a simmer. Add the drained soup mix, and gently simmer for 1 hr part-covered, until the barley and split peas are tender. Season again if needed. Stir in the kale, and cook for 10-15 mins until tender, then ladle into bowls to serve.