Stew With Herbs and Barley

"Posted to the SCA_recipes LiveJournal community. Can be made with rabbit, hare, veal or chicken, depending on preference and availability. Documented to 7th century England."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 45mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Melt the butter in a heavy pan and fry the meat with the leeks and garlic till the vegetables are slightly softened and the meat lightly browned.
  • Add the barley, water, vinegar, bay leaves and seasoning. Bring the pot to the boil, cover it and simmer gently for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or till the meat is really tender and ready to fall from the bone.
  • Add the sage and continue to cook for several minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste and serve in bowls.

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Reviews

  1. Well, DrGaellon, this FAR exceeded my expectations. I picked the recipe because we've been eating a bit of barley lately, but thought that it ( the recipe) was a little simple. Boy was I wrong-it is simple but so delicious. We are lucky to have family on a farm, who shoot, and keep us in plenty of wild rabbit, so we eat lots in lots of ways. I said it was really good while Russ said it was one of the best, we've eaten. I halved the butter, seasoned the rabbit in the beginning, threw in a few sprigs of fresh thyme as the dish cooked, then halved the fresh sage at the end, otherwise followed the recipe. Thanks so much for posting. Not a very photogenic recipe, but delicious none the less!
     
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I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013. After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!
 
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