Chicken Barley Soup

Name: Chicken Barley Soup
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 x 750 g small chicken; 250 g pearl barley, washed; 3-4 cloves; 1 L chicken stock; 1 bay leaf; 30 ml chopped parsley; 4 medium-sized carrots, sliced or diced; 2 large potatoes, grated; 1 onion, grated; 2 large tomatoes, skinned and quartered; 45 ml tomato paste; 500 ml chicken stock (optional)

Nicolette Petersen @nixpete001

From: Karoo Family Favourites

Nicolette Petersen @nixpete001

From: Karoo Family Favourites

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Ingredients

1x 750 g small chicken
250 gpearl barley, washed
3-4cloves
1 Lchicken stock
1bay leaf
30 mlchopped parsley
4medium-sized carrots, sliced or diced
2large potatoes, grated
1onion, grated
2large tomatoes, skinned and quartered
45 mltomato paste
500 mlchicken stock (optional)

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Steps

1

Place the chicken, barley, cloves, stock, bay leaf and seasoning in a large pot and simmer for 1 hour.
2

The chicken should be very tender and the barley just cooked.
3

Flake the chicken roughly and remove bones and skin.
4

Add carrots, potatoes, onion, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and more chicken stock to the soup.
5

Continue cooking for a further 45 minutes to 1 hour.
6

Sprinkle soup with chopped parsley and serve with crusty bread.