2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14
Not everyone knows what kind of cereal we eat in the form of barley. This is a grain of barley, processed in a special way, outwardly resembling river pearls. This cereal, due to the high content of fiber and vitamins, perfectly normalizes the digestive tract. It contains a lot of protein, vitamins and gluten and is very affordable. It is for this reason that barley porridge is cost-effective and he althy to cook.
How much to cook barley to get delicious porridge from this cereal?
This cereal should be cooked on average from fifty minutes to two hours. Its readiness is determined by its appearance and consistency. So, well-cooked barley is soft and swollen, but not sprawling and mushy. Before starting cooking, it is advisable to soak it in cold water to swell and leave for two hours, then the cereal will cook much faster. Porridge from it is a tasty and he althy product, but we are often too lazy to cook it, because we don’t know how and how much to cook barley, so that as a result it turns out delicious, and the cooking time is not too long. But there are ways to halve the timecooking this cereal.
Methods of cooking barley
1st way
Soak the cereal in cold water for 2 (or even 3) hours. Then put in a saucepan, pour boiling water and boil for 15-20 minutes. When the porridge begins to thicken, remove from heat and put another 20 minutes in the oven. According to this recipe, the time to cook barley is halved, and the porridge turns out to be very crumbly and tasty.
2nd way (on water)
Soak the grits in cold water for two hours. We spread it in a saucepan and pour boiling water over it, after which we cook for five minutes. Then remove the container from the heat and put the barley on a baking sheet, add vegetable oil to it. We put a baking sheet with cereals in a preheated oven and bake (at a temperature of 160 degrees) for fifteen minutes. With this method barley cooks much faster and it turns out very tasty and, most importantly, crumbly.
Everyone knows the first dish called "pickle". One of the main ingredients that make up its composition is this particular cereal. How much barley is cooked in this case? When should it be added to the pickle?
How long to cook pickle barley?
Sometimes you want to remember your childhood, grandmother's pies, the comfort of your home. And just then, being on the wave of pleasant memories, it is advisable to prepare pickle with pearl barley. This dish, I must say, is very tasty and he althy. And how and how much barley is cooked will envy the taste of this soup.
Pickle recipe
You will need (serves 4):
Pearl groats -20 grams.
Potatoes -2 pcs. (large).
Pickled cucumbers - 1 pc.
Onion - 1 onion (medium).
Carrots - 1 pc. (not very large).
Pepper and s alt to taste.
Bouillon - 4 cups. Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp.
How to cook pickle with barley:
Soak pearl barley in cold water in the evening. If for some reason you didn’t do this, it’s okay, you just have to boil it in two waters, it will take more time than with pre-soaking. Pour pearl barley into hot water and bring to a boil. Next, you need to drain the liquid, and again place the contents in boiling water and cook until final readiness. While the cereal is cooking, peel the onion, then chop it and carrots. After that, they should be fried in vegetable oil until a beautiful golden color. Rinse potatoes, peel and chop into small cubes. Cut the cucumber into strips and fry a little in 3 tablespoons of broth. After the barley is completely cooked, boil the meat broth, put potatoes and porridge in it, bring to a boil, reduce the heat (to medium), cook for five minutes. Then add carrots, onions, cucumbers to the pickle and cook until the potatoes are half cooked. S alt and pepper the soup a few minutes before the end of cooking.
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