Lamb and Barley Soup

My mother used to make huge pots of this hearty soup and have it in the fridge for any moment we might be hungry – like after school on a cold day! We called it Hunt Soup. It’s great as a winter weekend lunch or dinner when you come home tired and late. I’ll often make a double batch as it freezes well. Just one of the 650+ delicious and easy recipes in my beautiful new book ESSENTIAL Annabel Langbein.

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Lamb and Barley Soup
2 lamb shanks
8-10 cups water
500g/1lb pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into small chunks
2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
2 bay leaves
400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
1 cup barley, lentils or farro
2 tbsp tomato paste
salt and ground black pepper, to taste
½ cup chopped parsley leaves, to serve

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Cook time:: 3 hours
Serves:: 6-8

2 lamb shanks
8-10 cups water
500g/1lb pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into small chunks
2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
2 bay leaves
400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
1 cup barley, lentils or farro
2 tbsp tomato paste
salt and ground black pepper, to taste
½ cup chopped parsley leaves, to serve

Place lamb shanks and water in a very big pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 2 hours.

Lift out lamb shanks and reserve stock. When shanks are cool enough to handle, shred meat and discard bones. Add meat back to the stock pot with all other ingredients except parsley and simmer for 40 minutes.

Lift out bay leaves and discard. Taste and adjust seasonings. Garnish with parsley and serve hot. It will keep 2-3 days in the fridge.

Leftover soup

Use this idea to transform any kind of leftover stew or roast the next day. You’ll need about a cup of shredded meat and if you have leftover large bones you can throw them in the pot as well. Just add your favourite pulses or grains, whatever winter vegetables you have in the fridge and a few cups of well-flavoured stock and simmer until the grains or pulses are tender. Discard bones before serving.