Lamb & Barley Stoup

Stoup - somewhere between a Stew & a Soup…

In honor of a special day for my husband Jeff & I we're having Stoup… This is the variation we're having tonight…

Ingredients:
  1 lb Lamb Leg Meat, trimmed & cubed
  1 cup cut carrots
  2 medium parsnips, cut
  1/2 medium onion cut chunky
  1-2 stalks of celery, sliced thin
  1 cup sliced mushrooms
  2 small yellow squash (crook neck) sliced
  1/4 cup barley
  4-5 cups water
      (enough to cover meats/vegetables)
Spices:
  2 tsp coarse Sea Salt
  1/4+ tsp whole Peppercorns
  1 Bay Leaf (broken up)
  1/2 tsp dried Thyme
  1/2 tsp dried Parsley
  1 tsp dried Sage
      (leaf variety, if ground use 1/2 tsp)
  1 1/2 tsp whole Rosemary

Grind up spices in a mortar & pestle.  Throw all ingredients in a crock pot, stir, and set to High (6 hours) or Low (10 hours)…

Of course I have to encourage you to play with the ingredients… change out rice for barley, switch up the meats (beef, chicken, etc), change the vegetables (potatoes instead of parsnips, etc), spice it how it suits you… and enjoy!!

This is really good paired with a couple slices of good artisan bread...