Hearty Lamb Barley Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place the bones in a kettle and add cold water to cover. Bring to the boil and simmer about one minute. Drain well and run under cold running water until chilled. Drain. Return the bones to a clean kettle.
• Add the 20 cups of water, salt and peppercorns and bring to the boil. Simmer two hours.
• Add the barley, carrots, leeks, rutabaga, celery, onions, garlic and three-quarter cup chopped parsley and cook one hour longer.
• Remove the neck bones. Pull off the meat and cut into bite-size morsels. Discard the bones.
• Return the meat to the kettle and add salt and pepper to taste. If desired, sprinkle with more chopped parsley before serving.

Steps:

• Season the lamb with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Place the lamb in a baking pan and brown both sides of the lamb under the broiler.
• Put the beef broth, water, bay leaf and lamb into a soup pot.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• 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.
• Return the meat to the pot and add the vegetables, barley and thyme.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.