Barley soup with roasted garlic
1 cup pearl barley
5 cloves whole garlic, roasted
2 litres chicken stock, steeped from 1 chicken breast simmered in three litres water
2 tbsps vegetable oil
2 large onions, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
150g turkey ham, cut up
1 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsps sea salt or to taste
1 tbsp chopped parsley
Method
1. Wash barley and soak it in a bowl of water for three hours. Drain.
2. Heat oil in pan and fry onions. Add carrots and celery, then the barley and fry for three minutes.
3. Add chicken stock, pepper and roasted garlic and simmer over low heat for at least an hour, or until barley is soft.
4. Add salt to taste and serve the soup garnished with chopped parsley
I've yet try this recipe but this looks yummy and healthy.
Ginger1. Remedy for upset stomach
2. Fight cancer (University of Michigan study)
*Other serving method:
Ginger could be juiced with juicing an apple or two, some carrots, spinach, broccoli, cabbage.
Barley (including Barley grains)1. High in fibre
2. Kidney cleanser
3. Prevent heart disease
4. Lower cholesterol (Vitamin B)
5. Prevent blood sugar levels from rising too high
6. Prevents cancer
7. Relieves symptoms of asthma and arthritis
*Other serving method:
Use in dessert with beancurd skin and ginkgo nuts. (My favorite!)