Traditional Irish Broth

1h
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Peel, slice and chop a potato
  2. 2Peel and slice a carrot
  3. 3Slice up an onion
  4. 4Slice some celery
  5. 5Roll up cabbage and slice it into little ribbons
  6. 6Clean and chop a leek
  7. 7Wash pearl barley
  8. 8Melt down some butter in a pot
  9. 9Sauté some onions
  10. 10Throw in the leeks and cook for about 4-5 minutes
  11. 11Add in celery, then follow that up with carrots
  12. 12Dredge it with a little bit of flour as this will help to thicken it up later
  13. 13Cook that out for a minute or two before throwing in pearl barley
  14. 14Stir the ingredients
  15. 15Fill the pot up till it covers the vegetables with about a liter and a half of stock
  16. 16Pop a lid on there and set a timer for around 1 hour
  17. 17After 15 minutes have passed, throw in cubed potatoes
  18. 18Pop the lid back on there and allow it to cook
  19. 19When there's about 15 minutes left on the soup, throw in the cabbage and mix
  20. 20Allow it to cook for the last 15 minutes
  21. 21Serve up

Ingredients

  • 1 potato
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • some celery
  • some cabbage
  • 1 leek
  • some pearl barley
  • some butter
  • some flour
  • 1.5 liter stock

Equipment

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Tips

  • Don't worry about the pieces, it doesn't have to be neat and tidy, you're just going for rough cuts here.