Chicken and Pearl Barley Soup Recipe

Name: Chicken and Pearl Barley Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 chicken; 1 onion chopped; 1 leek cleaned sliced; 2 carrots peeled sliced; 1 fennel bulb finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 1 tbs parsley *to decorate fresh; 2 sprigs thyme; 1 bay leaf; 1 1/2 cups pearl barley; 1 tbs chicken stock powder; 1 pinch black pepper; 2 celery sticks; 3 L water

Ingredients

1/2 chicken
1 onion chopped
1 leek cleaned sliced
2 carrots peeled sliced
1 fennel bulb finely chopped
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 tbs parsley *to decorate fresh
2 sprigs thyme
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 cups pearl barley
1 tbs chicken stock powder
1 pinch black pepper
2 celery sticks
3 L water

PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 45m	TOTAL TIME 1h
YIELD 4

Instructions

Add chicken, onion, leek, carrots, fennel, celery garlic, thyme sprigs, bay leaf, chicken stock powder and water to a large pot. Cover with lid, and bring to boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the meat is soft and easy come off from the bones (Don't forget remove the scum).
Transfer the meat into a bowl, leave to cool, then remove from bones and cut to smaller pieces.
Add barley into soup and cook until soft. Use tongs to remove thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Return the meat back into soup, stir taste and season with salt and pepper.
Serve the soup hot on it's own or with fresh bread roll and garnish with parsley.

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