Pork Stoup with Barley

With winter setting in comfort food is always welcomed. This is a hearty dish which can be made with pork bones. I had picked up a whole bone in pork tenderloin for $1..68 a pound. Great deal. After cutting out the tenderloin which I made Canadian bacon out of I used the bones to make this. You can also use pork neck bones which you can get on the cheap. Save you lots of money and make a delicious stoup that is full of goodness too! You pretty much make this like any other soup with some variations.

 

Pork Neck bones or any kind really

3 large carrots

1/2 stalk celery

1 medium onion

2 small potatoes

 several sprigs of parsley or dry

optional fresh sprig rosemary

1/2 cup barley

Salt and Pepper to taste

Optional Turmeric

 

Cover your bones with water and cook till tender skimming off any gunk that may accumulate on the top like we did with the chicken soup.

Chop your carrots, celery, potatoes and onions in the mean time. Remove the bones to cool

and add your veggies, chopped parsley.

Cook till veggies are done and strip the bones of any meat and add to your pot.

Add your optional rosemary (love this stuff!) and about 1/2 cup pearl barley.

Cook away till barley is done and your stoup thickens. Add salt, pepper and turmeric to taste. There you have it. Thick, yummy and cheap meal.

Add a salad and some garlic bread and you have a great meal for a cold day.

You can make a stoup or soup with almost any kind of meat and bones so you really don't have to stick with traditional stuff. If you catch a good sale you can make a big pot of goodness for little money.

 

Enjoy!

 

Steph

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