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Pearl barley with spinach and pork mince
Photo: Sam Loyd

Pearl barley with spinach and pork mince

9 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
Pearl barley with spinach and pork mince

This is a filling pork and spinach orzotto - like a risotto, but with pearl barley instead of rice.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

637
Calories
33g
Protein
29g
Fat
58g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small onion
  • 150g/5½oz pork mince
  • 200g/7oz pearl barley
  • 120g/4oz spinach
  • ½ glass white wine
  • 1 litre/1¾ pint vegetable stock
  • handful of flatleaf parsley
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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