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Pork shoulder and pearl barley stew

Name: Pork shoulder and pearl barley stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 75g lard, dripping or butter; 3 medium carrots, quartered lengthways and chopped; 3 small celery sticks, finely sliced; 2 onions, finely diced; 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley; 1 tsp finely chopped fresh thyme leaves, plus extra sprigs, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 3 British free-range smoked streaky bacon rashers, chopped; 4 cloves, crowns pinched (see tip); Heavy grating of fresh nutmeg; 1 heaped tbsp tomato purée; 600g British free-range pork shoulder, diced; 125ml red wine; 100g pearl barley, rinsed; Sea salt flakes to taste

Published: 31 Dec 13
Updated: 26 May 25

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This delicious pork and pearl barley stew has all the makings of a perfect rainy-day dinner. It’s freezable so you can save the leftovers for another day.

Easy
January 2014

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Hands-on time 30 min, simmering time 1¾-2 hours

This delicious pork and pearl barley stew has all the makings of a perfect rainy-day dinner. It’s freezable so you can save the leftovers for another day.

Freezable

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 379kcals
Fat: 20.1g (7.7g saturated)
Protein: 26.3g
Carbohydrates: 20.4g (6g sugars)
Fibre: 3g
Salt: 0.7g

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