Scotch Broth

Name: Scotch Broth
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 700g lamb neck chops; 2L cold water; 1/2 cup pearl barley; 2 carrots, diced; 2 turnips, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 2 leeks, sliced; 1 bay leaf; salt and pepper to taste; fresh parsley to garnish

A hearty Scottish barley and vegetable soup with tender lamb, perfect winter fare. Skimming the broth well once the lamb starts simmering keeps the finished soup clear instead of cloudy and greasy.

Total time

120 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

100 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Scottish

Ingredients

700glamb neck chops

2Lcold water

1/2 cuppearl barley

2carrots, diced

2turnips, diced

1large onion, diced

2leeks, sliced

1bay leaf

salt and pepperto taste

fresh parsleyto garnish

Instructions

Bring lamb and water to a boil. Skim well. Add barley and bay leaf.

Simmer 1 hour. Remove lamb. Strip meat from bones and return to pot.

Add carrots, turnips and onion. Simmer 30 minutes.

Add leeks and cook 10 more minutes. Season generously.

Ladle into bowls and garnish with fresh parsley.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

Protein

1.3g

Fat

0.2g

Carbs

12.5g

Fiber

2.2g

Sodium

32mg

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