Name: Pearl Barley and Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 1 large red onion – chopped into chunks; ¾ cup pearl barley (washed); 2 medium carrots; 1 bell pepper (whatever colour you have) chopped into chunks; 8 sticks green beans chopped into smaller pieces; 4 sticks baby sweetcorn chopped into smaller pieces; 2 sticks broccoli stalks, sliced; 5 stock cubes dissolved in 1 litre of hot water; 400 ml hot water; 1 dash olive oil; 5 pinches salt, black pepper, white pepper; 1 tsp dried tarragon; 1 tsp oregano; 1 pinch cayenne pepper

AuthorHungry PandaCategoryMeat, VegDifficultyIntermediate

Yields3 Servings

Prep Time20 minsCook Time2 hrsTotal Time2 hrs 20 mins

INGREDIENTS

1 large red onion – chopped into chunks

¾ cup pearl barley (washed)

2 medium carrots

1 bell pepper (whatever colour you have) chopped into chunks

8 sticks green beans chopped into smaller pieces

4 sticks baby sweetcorn chopped into smaller pieces

2 sticks broccoli stalks, sliced (optional), leafy green veg (cabbage, spinach, brocolli leaves) set aside

5 stock cubes dissolved in 1 litre of hot water

400 ml hot water

1 dash olive oil

5 pinches salt, black pepper, white pepper

1 tsp dried tarragon

1 tsp oregano

1 pinch cayenne pepper

*optional non veggie option - add 2 chicken breasts cut in half (if you want to substitute with cooked chicken, that’s okay too)

HOW TO MAKE

Add a little olive oil to your rice cooker inner bowl and fry the onions for around 5 minutes using the SLOW COOK or similar function.

When the onions are beginning to turn translucent, add the veg (apart from the leafy greens) and
saute/fry for a further 5 minutes. Add the pearl barley.

**For a meat version you would brown the chicken at this point.** Add the all of the stock to the inner bowl and add the seasonings.

Mix all the ingredients together well and add the additional water.

Close the lid and select the SLOW COOK or preferably the SOUP function. Press START then
cook for at least 2 hours.

20 minutes before you are ready to serve adjust the seasoning and add the leafy veg. If you are having the meat version you can shred the chicken (take out of the inner bowl to do this!) and add back to the soup.

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