Scotch Broth Recipe

This tasty Scotch broth recipe with beef instead of lamb is definitely a winter comfort food dish! It's a thick hearty stew with beef, barley, split peas and root vegetables. The perfect recipe to warm you up on a cold day!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Scottish

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 3

Servings

Calories 580kcal

Author Corina Blum

Ingredients

1 onion or leek, diced
250 g stewing steak
2 tbsp plain flour
50 g split peas
70 g pearl barley
1 carrot diced or sliced
200 g swede diced
15 g fresh parsley
Pinch salt
Pinch pepper
1 litre vegetable stock

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

The day before you plan to make the scotch broth, put the split peas in a saucepan and cover with cold water to soak overnight.
Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. Cook the onions gently until translucent.
Cube the steak and coat in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
Add the beef and brown on all sides.
Rinse the barley and split peas. Add to the pot along with the carrot, onion, swede and stock. Simmer gently for 2½-3 hours.
Add the chopped parsley and season with salt and pepper.

Slow Cooker Method

Follow steps 1-5 above and then transfer the stew to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 hours.

Video

Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.

Nutrition

https://promogiftfood.rest/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-13972":{"type":"food","name":"Scotch Broth Recipe","slug":"wprm-scotch-broth-recipe","image_url":"https:\/\/searchingforspice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Scotch-Broth-21.jpg","rating":{"count":2,"total":9,"average":4.5,"type":{"comment":0,"no_comment":0,"user":2},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"onion","notes":"or leek, diced","converted":{"2":{"amount":"1","unit":""}},"id":369669321,"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"250","unit":"g","name":"stewing steak","notes":"","converted":{"2":{"amount":"0.6","unit":"lb"}},"id":369670200,"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"250","unit":"g","unitParsed":"g"},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"0.6","unit":"lb","unitParsed":"lb"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"tbsp ","name":"plain flour","notes":"","converted":{"2":{"amount":"2","unit":"tbsp "}},"id":369669447,"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"tbsp ","unitParsed":"tbsp "},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"2","unit":"tbsp","unitParsed":"tbsp"}}},{"amount":"50","unit":"g","name":"split peas","notes":"","converted":{"2":{"amount":"1.8","unit":"oz"}},"id":369670914,"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"50","unit":"g","unitParsed":"g"},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"1.8","unit":"oz","unitParsed":"oz"}}},{"amount":"70","unit":"g","name":"pearl barley","notes":"","converted":{"2":{"amount":"2.5","unit":"oz"}},"id":369669992,"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"70","unit":"g","unitParsed":"g"},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"2.5","unit":"oz","unitParsed":"oz"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"carrot","notes":"diced or sliced","converted":{"2":{"amount":"1","unit":""}},"id":369669324,"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"200","unit":"g","name":"swede","notes":"diced","converted":{"2":{"amount":"1.4","unit":"cups"}},"id":369670915,"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"200","unit":"g","unitParsed":"g"},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"1.4","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}},{"amount":"15","unit":"g","name":"fresh parsley","notes":"","converted":{"2":{"amount":"0.5","unit":"oz"}},"id":369669939,"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"15","unit":"g","unitParsed":"g"},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"0.5","unit":"oz","unitParsed":"oz"}}},{"amount":"Pinch","unit":"","name":"salt","notes":"","converted":{"2":{"amount":"Pinch","unit":""}},"id":369669345,"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"Pinch","unit":"","unitParsed":""},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"Pinch","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"Pinch","unit":"","name":"pepper","notes":"","converted":{"2":{"amount":"Pinch","unit":""}},"id":369670155,"type":"ingredient","uid":9,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"Pinch","unit":"","unitParsed":""},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"Pinch","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"litre","name":"vegetable stock","notes":"","converted":{"2":{"amount":"4.2","unit":"cups"}},"id":369669395,"type":"ingredient","uid":10,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"litre","unitParsed":"litre"},"unit-system-2":{"amount":"4.2","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}}],"originalServings":"2","originalServingsParsed":2,"currentServings":"2","currentServingsParsed":2,"currentServingsFormatted":"2","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1,2],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}