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Preparation time
45min
Total time
45min
Portion
4 portion(s)
Level
easy
Tested
  • TM 31
published: 2010/10/20
changed: 2015/08/27
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Ingredients

  • Mixed fresh herbs, handful (e.g basil, parsley, rosemary, oregano, thyme), plus extra to serve
  • 2 onions
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 stalks Celery, roughly cut into pieces
  • 20 g Butter
  • 160-180 g carrot, roughly cut into pieces
  • 180-200 g sweet potato, roughly cut into pieces
  • 160 g Barley
  • 1000 g water
  • 2 tbsp vegetable stock, (see Tips)
  • 100 g cream, (optional)
  • 1-2 pinches salt, to taste
  • 1-2 pinches pepper, to taste
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Recipe's preparation

  1. Place mixed herbs into mixing bowl and chop 2 sec/speed 7. Transfer into a small bowl and set aside.

  2. Place onions, garlic and celery into mixing bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 7.

  3. Add butter and sauté 3 min/Varoma/speed 1.

  4. Add carrot and sweet potato and chop 3 sec/speed 7.

  5. Add barley, water and stock and cook 40 min/100°C/Counter-clockwise operation"Counter-clockwise operation" /speed 2.

  6. Add cream (optional), salt, pepper and reserved herbs and mix 7 sec/Counter-clockwise operation"Counter-clockwise operation" /speed 2.

  7. Garnish with extra fresh herbs and serve immediately.

Tip

Please refer to Everyday Cookbook or Basic Cookbook for Vegetable stock recipe.

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Comments

  • 8. July 2018 - 20:12
    5.0

    This soup/stew is absolutely delicious, but I agree with the other comment that it took me double the time to cook the barley properly. It might depend a bit on whether you use pearl barley or hulled barley, pearl might be quicker. I didn’t have fresh herbs so used dried and it still tasted amazing.

    Also agree it is a good idea to use the basket on top to avoid splashes.

    Tasty and highly recommended! 😄

  • 16. April 2014 - 18:55
    4.0

    I followed the recipe exactly and found the barley was cooked enough. I would call it a soup rather than a stew and you need to place the steamer basket on top to stop the splatter.  I will definitely be making this again.. Cooking 4

  • 30. June 2013 - 15:36
    3.0

    I recommend you either soak the barley before following this recipe or you at least double the cooking time. If you double the cooking time it will become very thick so if you want it soupy add lots more water at about 10 minutes to go or just soak for hours before attempting the recipe. I was making this recipe for lunch for a friend. Luckily she was late so the extra hour I needed to cook it for didn't matter. I added left over roast chicken and it was yummy. Now I know about the barley I'll make it again with lots more water and time. I probably won't process the vegies as much although it made for great toddler food for my little girl.

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