Manx Broth - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 piece shin beef
marrow, bone
salt
2 ounces pearl barley
diced vegetables, turnip, carrot, parsnip, leek, beans, cabbage, celery
1 sprig thyme
parsley
plenty water

Preparation

Boil shin and bone together with a good pinch of salt. Keep topping up the water and when the meat is cooked, take it out. (The meat can be served cold as a separate meal).
Put the stock on the heat again with the barley which has been soaked overnight. Let the liquid simmer until the barley is cooked, stirring occasionally to prevent it from sticking. Then add the diced vegetables - turnip, carrot, parsnip, leek, beans, cabbage, celery or whatever is available. Add the tyhme and parsley and keep the broth simmering until the vegetables are cooked through.