Scotch Broth

Name: Scotch Broth
Total time: 2 h 44 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 1 piece Onion, peeled; 2 piece Leek, trimmed and halved lengthways; 800 g Lamb neck, bone-in; 2 l Cold water; 100 g Pearl barley; 15 g Flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked; 2 piece Celery sticks; 2 piece Carrots, peeled; 250 g Swede, peeled; 75 g Split yellow peas; 2 piece Bay leaves; 1.5 tsp Salt; 0.5 tsp Black pepper; to taste Salt; to taste Black pepper

3 hr 9 min · 1 hr 9 min active · makes ~3.9 l · Medium · British

A thick, sustaining Scottish soup built on a long-simmered lamb neck broth, clouded with pearl barley and split yellow peas, and packed with diced carrot, swede, and leek. The lamb is pulled from the bone and stirred back through, giving the finished bowl real body and depth. Honest cold-weather food that eats more like a meal than a starter.

Scotch Broth

TOTAL TIME

3 hr 9 min

ACTIVE TIME

1 hr 9 min

QUANTITY

~3.9 l

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

British

Who’s eating

Ingredients0/13

Tools0/5

Ingredients

0/13 gathered · 5 servings

peeled1piece

trimmed and halved lengthways2piece

bone-in800g

100g

leaves picked15g

2piece

peeled2piece

peeled250g

75g

2piece

1.5tsp + to taste

0.5tsp + to taste

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	1piece	peeled	—
2	2piece	trimmed and halved lengthways	—
3	800g	bone-in	—
4	2l	—	—
5	100g	—	—
6	15g	leaves picked	—
7	2piece	—	—
8	2piece	peeled	—
9	250g	peeled	—
10	75g	—	—
11	2piece	—	—
12	1.5tsp + to taste	—	—
13	0.5tsp + to taste	—	—

Tools

5 items

Serveware

1 item

Hygiene

Wash your hands after the raw lamb neck and lamb.

Procedure

40 steps

1 of 40

Dice an onion

Onion · 1 piece

⏱ 2 min

ResultDiced onionused in step 17

2 of 40

Slice the 2 leeks

Leek · 2 piece

⏱ 2 min

ResultSliced leeksused in step 28

3 of 40

Add the lamb neck to the stockpot

Lamb neck · 800 g

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb neck

4 of 40

Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw lamb neck

⏱ 30s

5 of 40

Add the cold water to the stockpot

Cold water · 2 l

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb broth

6 of 40

Bring the lamb broth to a boil

skimming any foam from the surface

high heat

⏱ 10 min

ResultLamb broth

7 of 40

Add the pearl barley to the stockpot

Pearl barley · 100 g

⏱ 1 min

ResultBarley broth

8 of 40

Chop flat-leaf parsley

Flat-leaf parsley · 15 g

⏱ 1 min

ResultChopped parsleyused in step 40

9 of 40

Rinse the 2 celery sticks

under cold running water

Celery sticks · 2 piece

⏱ 30s

ResultRinsed celery sticks

10 of 40

Dice the rinsed celery sticks

Rinsed celery sticks · step 9

⏱ 1 min

ResultDiced celeryused in step 18

11 of 40

Rinse the 2 carrots

under cold running water

Carrots · 2 piece

⏱ 30s

ResultRinsed carrots

12 of 40

Dice the rinsed carrots

Rinsed carrots · step 11

⏱ 2 min

ResultDiced carrotsused in step 24

13 of 40

Rinse the swede

under cold running water

Swede · 250 g

⏱ 30s

ResultRinsed swede

14 of 40

Dice the rinsed swede

Rinsed swede · step 13

⏱ 2 min

ResultDiced swedeused in step 25

15 of 40

Rinse the split yellow peas

under cold running water

Split yellow peas · 75 g

⏱ 30s

ResultRinsed split yellow peas

16 of 40

Add the rinsed split yellow peas to the stockpot

Rinsed split yellow peas · step 15

⏱ 1 min

ResultBroth with peas and barley

17 of 40

Add the diced onion to the stockpot

Diced onion · step 1

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb broth base

18 of 40

Add the diced celery to the stockpot

Diced celery · step 10

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb broth base

19 of 40

Add the 2 bay leaves

Bay leaves · 2 piece

⏱ 1 min

ResultSeasoned broth base

20 of 40

Add salt

Salt · 1.5 tsp

⏱ 1 min

ResultBroth base

21 of 40

Add black pepper

Black pepper · 0.5 tsp

⏱ 1 min

ResultSeasoned broth base

22 of 40

Stir the seasoned broth base

⏱ 1 min

ResultSeasoned broth base

23 of 40

Simmer the seasoned broth base

medium-low heat

⏱ 1 hr

ResultLamb neck mixture

24 of 40

Add the diced carrots to the stockpot

Diced carrots · step 12

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb neck and carrot mixture

25 of 40

Add the diced swede to the stockpot

Diced swede · step 14

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb neck and carrot mixture

26 of 40

Stir the lamb neck and carrot mixture

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb neck and carrot mixture

27 of 40

Simmer the lamb neck and carrot mixture

medium-low heat

⏱ 45 min

ResultLamb neck and carrot mixture

28 of 40

Add the sliced leeks to the stockpot

Sliced leeks · step 2

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb neck and leek mixture

29 of 40

Simmer the lamb neck and leek mixture

Look for

until leeks are tender and barley and peas are soft

medium-low heat

⏱ 15 min

ResultLamb neck and leek mixtureused in step 35

30 of 40

Transfer the lamb neck and leek mixture onto the chopping board

⏱ 1 min

ResultLamb neck and leek mixture

31 of 40

Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw lamb

⏱ 30s

32 of 40

Pull the lamb neck and leek mixture

discarding bones and any excess fat

⏱ 3 min

ResultPulled lamb meat

33 of 40

Shred the pulled lamb meat

⏱ 2 min

ResultBroth with shredded lambused in step 35

34 of 40

Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw lamb

⏱ 30s

35 of 40

Transfer the lamb neck and leek mixture and broth with shredded lamb into the stockpot

Lamb neck and leek mixture · step 29 Broth with shredded lamb · step 33

⏱ 1 min

ResultBroth with lamb and leek

36 of 40

Taste the broth with lamb and leek

adjust seasoning as needed

⏱ 1 min

ResultBroth with lamb and leek

37 of 40

Add salt

if needed

Salt · to taste

⏱ 30s

ResultSeasoned broth

38 of 40

Add black pepper

if needed

Black pepper · to taste

⏱ 30s

ResultFinished scotch broth

39 of 40

Ladle the finished scotch broth from the stockpot in the serving bowl

Finished scotch broth · step 38

⏱ 2 min

ResultLadled broth

40 of 40

Garnish the ladled broth with the chopped parsley

scatter the chopped parsley over each bowl

Chopped parsley · step 8

⏱ 1 min

ResultScotch Broth

Total Time3 hr 9 min

#	Product	Tool	Action
1	1 piece		Dice an onion⏱ 2 minResultDiced onionused in step 17
2	2 piece		Slice the 2 leeks⏱ 2 minResultSliced leeksused in step 28
3	800 g		Add the lamb neck to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultLamb neck
4	—	—	Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw lamb neck⏱ 30s
5	2 l		Add the cold water to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultLamb broth
6	—	high heat	Bring the lamb broth to a boil → skimming any foam from the surface⏱ 10 minResultLamb broth
7	100 g		Add the pearl barley to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultBarley broth
8	15 g		Chop flat-leaf parsley⏱ 1 minResultChopped parsleyused in step 40
9	2 piece	—	Rinse the 2 celery sticks → under cold running water⏱ 30sResultRinsed celery sticks
10	Rinsed celery sticksstep 9		Dice the rinsed celery sticks⏱ 1 minResultDiced celeryused in step 18
11	2 piece	—	Rinse the 2 carrots → under cold running water⏱ 30sResultRinsed carrots
12	Rinsed carrotsstep 11		Dice the rinsed carrots⏱ 2 minResultDiced carrotsused in step 24
13	250 g	—	Rinse the swede → under cold running water⏱ 30sResultRinsed swede
14	Rinsed swedestep 13		Dice the rinsed swede⏱ 2 minResultDiced swedeused in step 25
15	75 g	—	Rinse the split yellow peas → under cold running water⏱ 30sResultRinsed split yellow peas
16	Rinsed split yellow peasstep 15		Add the rinsed split yellow peas to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultBroth with peas and barley
17	Diced onionstep 1		Add the diced onion to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultLamb broth base
18	Diced celerystep 10		Add the diced celery to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultLamb broth base
19	2 piece		Add the 2 bay leaves⏱ 1 minResultSeasoned broth base
20	1.5 tsp		Add salt⏱ 1 minResultBroth base
21	0.5 tsp		Add black pepper⏱ 1 minResultSeasoned broth base
22	—		Stir the seasoned broth base⏱ 1 minResultSeasoned broth base
23	—	medium-low heat	Simmer the seasoned broth base⏱ 1 hrResultLamb neck mixture
24	Diced carrotsstep 12		Add the diced carrots to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultLamb neck and carrot mixture
25	Diced swedestep 14		Add the diced swede to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultLamb neck and carrot mixture
26	—		Stir the lamb neck and carrot mixture⏱ 1 minResultLamb neck and carrot mixture
27	—	medium-low heat	Simmer the lamb neck and carrot mixture⏱ 45 minResultLamb neck and carrot mixture
28	Sliced leeksstep 2		Add the sliced leeks to the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultLamb neck and leek mixture
29	—	medium-low heat	Simmer the lamb neck and leek mixtureLook foruntil leeks are tender and barley and peas are soft⏱ 15 minResultLamb neck and leek mixtureused in step 35
30	—		Transfer the lamb neck and leek mixture onto the chopping board⏱ 1 minResultLamb neck and leek mixture
31	—	—	Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw lamb⏱ 30s
32	—		Pull the lamb neck and leek mixture → discarding bones and any excess fat⏱ 3 minResultPulled lamb meat
33	—		Shred the pulled lamb meat⏱ 2 minResultBroth with shredded lambused in step 35
34	—	—	Wash your hands with soap — you've been handling raw lamb⏱ 30s
35	Lamb neck and leek mixturestep 29		Transfer the lamb neck and leek mixture and broth with shredded lamb into the stockpot⏱ 1 minResultBroth with lamb and leek
35	Broth with shredded lambstep 33
36	—		Taste the broth with lamb and leek → adjust seasoning as needed⏱ 1 minResultBroth with lamb and leek
37	to taste		Add salt → if needed⏱ 30sResultSeasoned broth
38	to taste		Add black pepper → if needed⏱ 30sResultFinished scotch broth
39	Finished scotch brothstep 38		Ladle the finished scotch broth from the stockpot in the serving bowl⏱ 2 minResultLadled broth
40	Chopped parsleystep 8		Garnish the ladled broth with the chopped parsley → scatter the chopped parsley over each bowl⏱ 1 minResultScotch Broth
Total Time			3 hr 9 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	668kcal
	49g
	35g
	14g
	43g
	7g
	8g
	905mg

Ingredients0/13

Tools0/5

british · Recipe

Scotch Broth

HygieneWash your hands after the raw lamb neck and lamb.

Serves5

Total3 hr 9 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Onion, peeled1 piece
Leek, trimmed and halved lengthways2 piece
Lamb neck, bone-in800 g
Cold water2 l
Pearl barley100 g
Flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked15 g
Celery sticks2 piece
Carrots, peeled2 piece
Swede, peeled250 g
Split yellow peas75 g
Bay leaves2 piece
Salt1.5 tsp + to taste
Black pepper0.5 tsp + to taste

Tools

SpoonChef's knifeSlotted spoonStockpotLadle

Method

Dice an onion

Result · Diced onion · used in step 17

2 minChefs knifeOnion · 1 piece

Slice the 2 leeks

Result · Sliced leeks · used in step 28

2 minChefs knifeLeek · 2 piece

Add the lamb neck to the stockpot

1 minStockpotLamb neck · 800 g

Add the cold water to the stockpot

1 minStockpotCold water · 2 l

Bring the lamb broth to a boil → skimming any foam from the surface

high heat10 minStockpot

Add the pearl barley to the stockpot

1 minStockpotPearl barley · 100 g

Chop flat-leaf parsley

Result · Chopped parsley · used in step 40

1 minChefs knifeFlat-leaf parsley · 15 g

Rinse the 2 celery sticks → under cold running water

30sCelery sticks · 2 piece

Dice the rinsed celery sticks

Result · Diced celery · used in step 18

1 minChefs knifeRinsed celery sticks · step 9

Rinse the 2 carrots → under cold running water

30sCarrots · 2 piece

Dice the rinsed carrots

Result · Diced carrots · used in step 24

2 minChefs knifeRinsed carrots · step 11

Rinse the swede → under cold running water

30sSwede · 250 g

Dice the rinsed swede

Result · Diced swede · used in step 25

2 minChefs knifeRinsed swede · step 13

Rinse the split yellow peas → under cold running water

30sSplit yellow peas · 75 g

Add the rinsed split yellow peas to the stockpot

1 minStockpotRinsed split yellow peas · step 15

Add the diced onion to the stockpot

1 minStockpotDiced onion · step 1

Add the diced celery to the stockpot

1 minStockpotDiced celery · step 10

Add the 2 bay leaves

1 minStockpotBay leaves · 2 piece

Add salt

1 minStockpotSalt · 1.5 tsp

Add black pepper

1 minStockpotBlack pepper · 0.5 tsp

Stir the seasoned broth base

1 minSpoon

Simmer the seasoned broth base

medium-low heat1 hrStockpot

Add the diced carrots to the stockpot

1 minStockpotDiced carrots · step 12

Add the diced swede to the stockpot

1 minStockpotDiced swede · step 14

Stir the lamb neck and carrot mixture

1 minSpoon

Simmer the lamb neck and carrot mixture

medium-low heat45 minStockpot

Add the sliced leeks to the stockpot

1 minStockpotSliced leeks · step 2

Simmer the lamb neck and leek mixtureLook foruntil leeks are tender and barley and peas are soft

Result · Lamb neck and leek mixture · used in step 35

medium-low heat15 minStockpot

Transfer the lamb neck and leek mixture onto the chopping board

1 minSlotted spoon

Pull the lamb neck and leek mixture → discarding bones and any excess fat

3 minStockpot

Shred the pulled lamb meat

Result · Broth with shredded lamb · used in step 35

2 minChefs knife

Transfer the lamb neck and leek mixture and broth with shredded lamb into the stockpot

1 minSpoonLamb neck and leek mixture · step 29Broth with shredded lamb · step 33

Taste the broth with lamb and leek → adjust seasoning as needed

1 minSpoon

Add salt → if needed

30sStockpotSalt · to taste

Add black pepper → if needed

30sStockpotBlack pepper · to taste

Ladle the finished scotch broth from the stockpot in the serving bowl

2 minLadleFinished scotch broth · step 38

Garnish the ladled broth with the chopped parsley → scatter the chopped parsley over each bowl

Result · Scotch Broth

1 minServing bowlChopped parsley · step 8

Printed 3 September 2026