Braised ham with barley, fennel and dill recipe
Thick-cut smoked ham and hearty pearl barley combine with fragrant herbs in this delicious, flavourful one-pot recipe. Serve with steamed greens for the perfect midweek meal to keep the winter chills at bay.
See method- Serves 4
- 15 mins to prepare and 1 hour 10 mins to cook
- 429 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and finely sliced
- 150g (5oz) pearl barley, rinsed
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 reduced-salt chicken or vegetable stock cube
- 400g (13oz) cooked smoked ham (from the deli counter), fat trimmed and thickly sliced
- 1/2 x 30g pack dill, snipped
- English mustard (optional)
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1805kJ 429.0kcal
- Fat
- 12g
- Saturates
- 3g
- Salt
- 6.2g
- Sugars
- 12g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 44.6gProtein 37.7gFibre 3.7g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Put a large ovenproof casserole dish on the hob over a medium heat. Add the olive oil and onion, then cook, stirring, for 5 mins, or until the onion is just beginning to soften. Stir in the carrots and fenneland cook for a further 5 mins.
- Stir through the barley until coated in the oil and cooking juices, then add the tomatoes, bay leaves and stock cubewith 850ml (1½pt) water. Bring to the boil, skimming off any foam that bubbles to the surface. Stir well, then season with freshly cracked black pepper. Cover the casserole dish with a lid and transfer to the oven for 1 hr.
- Remove from the oven and give everything a good stir. Season to taste. Remove the bay leaves and discard. To serve, ladle the stew into 4 bowls and divide the ham between each. Scatter over the dill and finish with a dollop of mustard, if you like.
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- As part of a healthy balanced diet, we recommend this recipe for a special occasion or treat.
