Barley Stew with Winter Vegetables
538 g 2 (-66%1)
40 Min.
CHF 3.50
Even though leek and carrots are available in Switzerland all year-round, they are viewed as winter vegetables. In this recipe we are conjuring up a hearty and affordable stew with pearl barley, like in the olden days. The trick to make this dish a success is to continuously roast the vegetables adding them gradually to the pearl barley. In doing so, we safe in preparation time and the vegetables stay crisp and tender. In the end we refine the dish by adding cream and, if you like, some white wine. If you would like to add some extra raciness to the dish you could fry leek in a separate pan to underline its’ hot taste and roasted notes in the stew.
Ingredients for 4 servings
| 500g | pear barley |
| 500g | leek |
| 500g | carrots |
| 100g | onions |
| 30g (1+1/2 cubes) | vegetables stock |
| 200ml | single cream |
| 200ml | white wine |
| 6tbsp (90ml) | rapeseed oil |
| salt, pepper |
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Instructions
1. Bring 1.2 litres of water to the boil and add vegetable stock. Finely chop onions.
2. Braise chopped onions and pearl barley in a frying pan adding 4 tbsp of rapeseed oil for 2-3 minutes at high heat. Deglaze with stock and leave to simmer at medium heat with lid on top.
3. Slice unpeeled carrots into sticks of 0.5 – 0.7 mm. Add carrots to the barley after it has simmered for at least 10 minutes. Make sure everything is covered in the liquid of the stock. Continue to simmer with lid on top.
4. Slice leek into rings of 0.5 mm (that means separating the individual rings). After another 10 minutes cooking time, add leek and single cream to the pan. Optional: Fry as much as you like of the leek in a separate frying pan adding 1-2 tbsp of rapeseed oil at medium to high heat stirring regularly to avoid burning.
5. After 30 minutes of cooking time add a small amount of salt and a generous amount of pepper, season with white wine to your liking. Place into bowls, add fried leek on top, if you chose to fry some leek.
- in comparison to the average conventional meal: https://eaternity.org/meals/