Scotch broth
Filling and warming
This traditional Scottish dish is rich, filling and warm enough to take the chill out of the coldest bones. Great for warming up after outdoors activity in winter.
Ingredients - Serves 12 Adults
- 450g / 1lb stewing lamb
- 450g / 1lb stewing beef
- 1 chicken stock cube
- 2 large onions
- 1 large carrot
- 1 medium turnip
- 2 leeks, green tops only
- 200g / 7 oz. of pearl barley
- A tied bunch of fresh herbs; bay leaf, parsley, thyme and rosemary
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 litres / 4 pints of cold water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Brown the meat in a frying pan with the oil
- Chop all the other vegetables; onions, carrots, turnip, leeks, garlic
- Add 2 litres / 4 pints of cold water to large cooking pot and put in the meats, and the scrapings off their pan, before adding the chopped vegetables, herbs, and stock cube
- Bring slowly to the boil, and then skim off excess fat
- Simmer for 4 to 5 hours, allow cooling, then skimming again, and take out the herb bouquet
- Check seasoning and serve steaming hot
Serving Suggestions
Serve with a slice of crust wholegrain bread
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of an adult's reference intake
| Nutrition Information |
| Typical Values | Per 100g | Per Portion (357g) |
| Energy | 262Kj | 934Kj |
| 62Kcal | 222Kcal |
| Fat | 2.1g | 7.5g |
| (of which saturates) | 0.8g | 2.9g |
| Carbohydrate | 4.8g | 17.2g |
| (of which sugars) | 1g | 3.5g |
| Fibre | 0.4g | 1.4g |
| Protein | 5.4g | 19.3g |
| Salt | 0.2g | 0.4g |
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