Scotch Broth Recipe
Though scotch broth takes 2 hours to cook, it is the healthy option among the all bridal shower food. Almost all of your guests might like this type of broth. Scotch broth is good for kids. It is not only good for their health but they also like its taste. Scotch broth is good option for those bridal showers, which are held in winters.
Scotch broth recipe 1
Time to cook: 2- 2 and 1/2 hour
Difficulty level: medium
Category: Non-vegetarian
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
- Meat lamb bones (preferably lamb shanks) -
- Pearl barley – half cup
- Onion – one
- Parsnips – one cup
- Carrot – one cup
- Turnip or rutabaga – one cup
- Salt – one teaspoon
- Pepper corns – one teaspoon
- Water – 10 cups
- Pepper powder – according to taste
- Parsley to garnish (optional)
Preparation:
- Soak pearl barley in water overnight
- Chop all vegetables finely and in very small pieces
- Chop parsley finely
Method:
Take a large pot; put chopped onion, pepper corns, bones and water in it. Now, put the pot on high flame and bring it to boil. Once it starts boiling, slow down the flame and cover the pot partially. Now, let the mixture boil at least for 2 hours as bones take long time to cook. This cooking will help to skim out the fats. Now, take out the bones from broth and strip of the meat from these bones and add it (meat pieces) in the broth again. Now, simmer the broth with meat pieces again. Once it boils, mix soaked barley and all vegetables in it. Now, slow down the flame and let it simmer at least for one hour. After one hour make sure that the barley is cooked well. Now, add pepper powder and salt in it. Now, your soup is ready to serve. Serve it in bowl and garnish it with finely chopped parsley.
Scotch Broth Recipe 2(this recipe is the old one)
Time to cook: 2- 2 and 1/2 hour
Difficulty level: medium
Category: Non-vegetarian
Serves: 4
- Lamb bones (bones of the neck and shank) 1 pound
- Dried peas (soaked in water overnight) ¼ cup
- Pearl barley (soaked in water overnight) or quick cooking barley ½ cup
- Leeks (white part only) 2 or yellow onions medium sized 2
- Carrot 1
- Turnip 1
- Freshly crushed pepper
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Parsley to garnish
- Water 6 cups
Preparation –
- Clean the bones and all vegetables thoroughly
- Peel and chopped all vegetables finely
Method –
Boil the bones for 1 hour. Add pearl barley and split peas (both should be soaked overnight) after half-an-hour. Now, add pepper and salt in it and let it cook on low flame for 1 hour more. After that add chopped yellow onion or white part of the leek, turnip, and carrot in it and let it cook until the meat of the bone falls off. Take out the meat pieces from the broth, cut these in small pieces and add them again in the broth or could eat separately. Let it boil for five minutes more. Now, your scotch broth is ready to eat. Serve it in bowls and garnish with finely chopped parsley.
Scotch Broth Recipe 3
Time to cook: 5-6 hour
Difficulty level: Easy
Category: Non-vegetarian
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- Lamb chops 2 pound
- Pearl barley 1/3cups
- Leeks 2
- Celery ribs 2
- Carrot 1
- Pepper powder 1 tablespoon
- Salt (according to your taste)
- Water 6 cups
- Parsley or mint leaves to garnish
Method:
Put all ingredients together and cook it on low flame for 5 hours. After 5 hours cooking, ensure that the meat is cooked. If the meat is not cooked then cook it 1 or 2 hours more. When the meat will become tender and fall off from bones, stop cooking. Your soup is ready to eat. Serve hot in bowls and garnish it with finely chopped parsley or mint leaves. If you want to make it less spicy, reduce the measure of pepper powder.
Scotch broth is good source of proteins, fats, and fibers. It also has high level of calories, which you could skim off while cooking it. Scotch broth is good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6. It is also a good source of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, manganese, sodium, copper, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin C.