Pearl barley and vegetable stew

Name: Pearl barley and vegetable stew
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, sliced; 250g pearl barley; 800g mixed root vegetables, chopped into 2cm chunks (we used parsnips and butternut squash); 100ml dry white wine; 1.5 litres vegetable stock; 200g sliced kale; Grated zest and juice 1 lemon; 60ml crème fraîche; Freshly grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative) to serve – optional

Published: 31 Jan 18
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

Use up root vegetables in this comforting vegetarian stew recipe. On the table and ready to eat in an hour, this dish can be enjoyed any night of the week.

Serves 4
Hands-on time 20 min, simmering time 40 min

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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, sliced
250g pearl barley
800g mixed root vegetables, chopped into 2cm chunks (we used parsnips and butternut squash)
100ml dry white wine
1.5 litres vegetable stock
200g sliced kale
Grated zest and juice 1 lemon
60ml crème fraîche
Freshly grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative) to serve – optional

Method

Heat the olive oil in a large casserole and cook the onion over a medium heat for 5 minutes until starting to soften. Add the barley and cook for a few minutes, then stir in the chopped vegetables and fry gently for 5 minutes.
Turn up the heat to high and add the white wine, reduce over the heat for a minute, then pour in the stock. Turn the heat down and simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes on a low heat.
When the vegetables are tender and the barley is cooked, stir in the kale and lemon zest and juice, then simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the crème fraîche and sprinkle with the parmesan, if you like.

Recipe from December 2017 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 454kcals
Fat: 11.5g (4.8g saturated)
Protein: 10.7g
Carbohydrates: 68.1g (14.4g sugars)
Fibre: 8.7g
Salt: 2.4g

delicious. tips

This stew works with any mix of veg; you could swap pumpkin for the squash and carrots or sweet potatoes for the parsnips.

If you’re not feeding vegetarians, you could add leftover roast ham in step 3.

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