Whooping Cough Stew
Author: Gwen
Ingredients
- 2 T good quality butter
- ⅔ c. chopped carrots
- 6 cups of good, homemade chicken or beef stock (or 6 cups of water, and beef or chicken bones)
- 1½ cups cooked chicken meat (optional: I leave this out for little ones)
- 4-6 cloves of garlic, chopped fine or minced
- 1 t. salt
- ¼ t. dried basil
- ¼ t. dried oregano (or sub ½ t. Greek Seasoning Mix for dried herbs)
- ½ c. pearled barley
- ½ c. oats (any form from steel cut to quick cooking)
- 1½ cups of fresh, organic spinach greens
- ½ t. yeast
Instructions
Broth Instructions
- If you're starting with bones and water, place them in a large pot.
- Bring to a boil, and then simmer for a couple of hours, skimming the top from time to time.
- Or you may alternatively place it all in the crock pot overnight on high.
- Strain broth through a sieve into a large soup pot, and follow instructions below.
Soup Instructions
- If you have chicken or beef broth/stock ready to go, add it to a large pot or crock pot, along with melt butter, cooked chicken, chopped carrots, garlic, basil and oregano. Heat to boiling, and then reduce heat to a simmer.
- Add pearled barley and oats, and continue to simmer for 45 minutes.
- Add in the fresh spinach and a bit of yeast just before serving.
Notes
I was a little surprised that the combination I made for my 7 month old baby smelled really good! The immersion blender did a great job of pureeing the food into a mush, and we froze most of it in ice cube trays.
I didn't include any protein in the baby food version, because my son was still nursing for most of his nutrition. If this was being served as the main course for an older baby or child, I would add the meat or even do an "egg drop" method to enhance the protein content.
We are not "religious" food snobs by any means, but for a family who is recuperating from an illness, I find it is really worth it for me to get the best quality meats and eggs that I can find. I get grass-fed beef bones from a local company, as well as pasture raised eggs. There really is a nutritional difference.
I didn't include any protein in the baby food version, because my son was still nursing for most of his nutrition. If this was being served as the main course for an older baby or child, I would add the meat or even do an "egg drop" method to enhance the protein content.
We are not "religious" food snobs by any means, but for a family who is recuperating from an illness, I find it is really worth it for me to get the best quality meats and eggs that I can find. I get grass-fed beef bones from a local company, as well as pasture raised eggs. There really is a nutritional difference.
Recipe by Gwen's Nest at https://gwens-nest.com/whooping-cough-natural-remedies-for-prevention-and-treatment/