Soup – Lamb and Barley Soup (Nepali Food Recipe)

(Lamb and Barley Soup, Sherpa Style)

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup barley
• 1 lb lamb, cut into 1/4-in. thick slices (half inch long)
• 4 cups mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/4 lb. spinach, washed and torn into small pieces
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 3 tablespoons butter
• Salt and Pepper
• 5 cups lamb broth or water as required

DIRECTIONS

• In a non-stick sauce pan, heat butter.
• Add onions and saute till lightly browned.
• Season lamb with salt and pepper and add to the onion mixture; brown well.
• Add mushroom to the lamb mixture and saute for five minutes or so over low heat.
• Add garlic, ginger, and turmeric; stir for a minute or so.
• Add tomatoes, soy sauce, and broth.
• Increase the heat; bring to a boil and add barley; stir well.
• Lower the heat and simmer for about an hour until the barley grains and lamb are tender and a desired consistency of the soup has been achieved.
• At last, add spinach to the soup and wilt it for one minute. Serve hot.

Source: http://nepalicooking.tripod.com./soup.htm
Author: Tulsi Regmi