Gordon's Scotch Broth Recipe | Food

Date Published:: 03/11/2000

Gordon works his magic with his nourishing Scotch broth, winning a soup-off with funny man Lenny Henry on the F Word

Watch the video of Gordon and Lenny Henry making their soups

Serves 4

Ingredients

500g neck of mutton, boned and cut into bite sized cubes
1.5l chicken stock
Few sprigs of thyme
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 red onions, peeled and chopped
1 red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
½ tsp picked thyme leaves
2 stick celery, finely sliced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 small turnips, peeled and chopped
½ medium swede, peeled and chopped
½ white cabbage, core trimmed, and chopped
100-150g pearl barley
Handful of basil leaves, finely chopped
200g tin of chopped tomatoes
500ml chicken stock
Handful of flat-leaf parsley, chopped
4-5 peppercorns, crushed
1-2 tsp tomato puree
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method: How to make Gordon’s Scotch broth

1. Put the mutton into a large pan and cover with the chicken stock. Add the thyme sprigs, bring to the boil then reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 40-45 minutes. Spoon off any scum that floats on the surface to help keep the broth clear.

Gordon video: How to handle chillis

Watch Gordon's video how-to

2. Heat the oil in a separate saucepan and saute the garlic with the chopped red onion for a few minutes, to soften. Add the chilli, thyme leaves, celery, carrots, turnip, swede, white cabbage and seasoning and continue to cook for a further 4-5 minutes, to soften.

3. Stir in the pearl barley, chopped basil, chopped tomatoes and approximately 500ml chicken stock. Stir in the parsley and crushed peppercorns.

4. Strain the mutton into a colander over a large bowl and remove the thyme stalks. Add the mutton to the pan, along with the tomato puree and enough mutton liquor to cover. Correct the seasoning, bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for a further 40-45 minutes.

5. Finish the broth with some fresh chopped basil before serving.

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