Barley Kail Soup

Preparation info
  • 4-6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

  • About

An old Scots cottage recipe, and highly economical.

Ingredients

  • 50 g (2 oz) pearl barley
  • 1 litre (2

Method

Put the barley and stock in a large saucepan and simmer for about 45 minutes or until the barley is tender, skimming off any scum which rises to the surface. Add the kale and leeks, and simmer until the vegetables are tender, adding salt and pepper as necessary.