Lamb And Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs lamb stew meat, with bones (neck bones)
• 2 cups water
• 5 cups beef broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 stalks celery, 1/2-inch dice
• 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 turnip, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 leek, and light green part only, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup barley
• salt
• pepper
• garlic powder

Recipe

• 1 season the lamb with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• 2 place the lamb in a baking pan and brown both sides of the lamb under the broiler.
• 3 put the beef broth, water, bay leaf and lamb into a soup pot.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• 5 remove the bay leaf and lamb from the pot, allow to cool slightly and remove the meat from the bones. discard the bones and bay leaf.
• 6 return the meat to the pot and add the vegetables, barley and thyme.
• 7 cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• 8 add salt and pepper to taste.