A Kind of Peasant Stew (by G)

As Biggs was not going to be home for dinner I decided to use up some grains, vegetables and meat I had leftover from past dinners. Carrots, shallots, celery, cavolo nero, turnips, potatoes, some garlic and peal barley went into a pot of stock made from boiling up a lump of brisket the other day. After about 45 minutes I threw in some shredded brisket and served with some bread.

Unfortunately Biggs did end up being home so she ended up getting her 5 serves of vegetables (and more), which must have been a shock to the system...