a stew that is unexpectedly tasty and is created with basic winter veggies and six herbs.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 (16 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 5 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
- 5 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 stalks scallions, minced
- 1 cup quick-cooking barley
- 1 pinch dried dill weed, or to taste
- 1 pinch dried marjoram, or to taste
- 1 pinch ground thyme, or to taste
- 1 pinch celery salt, or to taste
- 1 pinch dried savory, or to taste
- 1 pinch dried rosemary, or to taste
- dried carrot greens to taste
- salt to taste
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen Brussels sprouts
- 4 leaves collard greens – rinsed, trimmed, and chopped
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts
Instructions
- Combine 1 cup water, cannellini beans, carrots, garlic, and scallions in a large pot. Cover and bring to a boil. Add barley and remaining water. Stir in dill, marjoram, thyme, celery salt, savory, rosemary, carrot greens, and salt. Cover and return to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until barley is tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Stir in Brussels sprouts, collard greens, and pine nuts. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Let simmer until Brussels sprouts are hot, 5 to 10 minutes. You can let simmer longer to let the flavors meld, adding more water if desired or needed, though the consistency should be thick.
Reviews
The only change I intended to make was to replace the collard greens with baby spinach due to personal preference. Other than that, I started this recipe as written. There was a lot going on in this stew yet it was extremely bland. I ended up adding a pinch more of all the spices which helped but there was still something missing. Salt helped but it still lacked depth so I added chicken broth which thinned it down but did the trick. I recommend replacing the water with chicken or vegetable broth from the get go and doubling the spices. The pine nuts didn’t go with this either in my opinion. Maybe as a garnish but I’d leave them out altogether if I were to make this again. This one has potential but needs some tweaks.