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Pearl Barley Soup Italian Style

Name: Pearl Barley Soup Italian Style
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 100 g pearl barley; 1 l chicken stock; 1 Stück onion; 1 Stück bay leaf; 4 Stück cloves; 1 Stück ham rind; 1 tbsp mascarpone; 200 g borlotti beans; 1 Stück garlic clove; 2 Stück lemon slices; 3 Stück parsley stalks; 1 Stück rosemary sprig; 60 g San Daniele ham; salt; pepper; cayenne pepper; nutmeg; 1 tbsp parsley; 1 tbsp Pecorino

From the kitchen ofKarla Wagner

The story

The second variation of the pearl barley soup from Karla's family cookbook (2014) – an Italian-inspired version with borlotti beans, San Daniele ham, and Pecorino.

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 55 min
Total: 1 h 15 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Method

Rinse the barley in a sieve and drain. Bring the stock to the boil. Add the onion studded with the bay leaf and cloves, plus the ham rind, and simmer.
Simmer for 45 minutes. Remove one fifth of the barley, purée it, then stir back into the soup.
Drain the beans and add to the soup. Add the halved garlic clove with the parsley stalks and rosemary sprig to the soup, leave to infuse for a few minutes, then remove.
Chop the ham and add to the soup; season with cayenne pepper and nutmeg.
Stir in the mascarpone and garnish with parsley and Pecorino.

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