Barley with beef in a slow cooker

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

In tsarist Russia - royal porridge, in the Soviet army - "shot 16", but in fact - very tasty and he althy barley porridge … Unfortunately, modern housewives have undeservedly forgotten about it. But if your house has such a kitchen assistant as a slow cooker, then you should definitely cook barley with beef. The process will be simplified so much that you will not even realize that you have prepared dinner. The kitchen unit will practically do all the work for you. The hostess only needs to choose quality ingredients and prepare them properly.

List of required ingredients

It's long but simple:

• 480g beef;
• three carrots;
• one bulb;
• four potatoes;
• a teaspoon of oil;
• glass of barley;
• one and a half liters of broth (beef or vegetable);
• s alt;
• thyme;
• a spoonful of flour;
• rosemary;
• ground black pepper.

If desired - fresh herbs.

Cooking barley beef

A recipe with a photo and a step-by-step description will help housewivescope with the task. Let's get started.

First, set the multicooker mode "Baking" and lightly fry the onion in sunflower or olive oil. We put the washed pearl barley in the multicooker bowl after the onion acquires a golden hue. You can put a few whole cloves of garlic on top. If meat is cooked in a slow cooker, then the garlic can not be cut, but put whole. Peel potatoes and cut into cubes. My, peel the carrots and cut into large circles

Chop aromatic herbs (rosemary and thyme), mix with flour and set aside. We cut the meat into fairly small pieces across the grain. It is important to remember that beef is a fairly tough meat, so it is recommended to lightly beat it with a kitchen hammer before cooking. Now roll the pieces in a mixture prepared a little earlier from flour and herbs.

Place the beef in the multicooker bowl, add s alt, spread the vegetables and close the lid. You can cook beef with barley in a slow cooker in the "Porridge", "Buckwheat", "Soup" or "Baking" mode. It is enough to set 40 minutes of time, and the dish will be ready. After the signal given by the kitchen assistant, we are in no hurry to open the lid. Let's switch the unit to the "Heating" mode, leave the dish to "rest" for 15 minutes.

Secrets and nuances

To make a delicious dish, it is important not only to know the recipe for its preparation, but also to be aware of some of the nuances of cooking. We offerto your attention tips and secrets used by experienced housewives and which relate directly to the preparation of barley with beef in a slow cooker.

Barley

First, a few words about porridge. To make pearl barley tasty, fragrant and crumbly, it must be filled with cold water without fail and soaked for several hours. It is better if pearl barley swells within 10-12 hours. Before sending the cereal to the water, you can also sort out the grains. Additional sorting will also be at the stage of washing the cereals in a colander.

Meat

Any meat goes well with pearl barley. You can cook barley with beef in a slow cooker, with duck, chicken, pork or lamb. It is important that the meat is of high quality, purchased from a trusted manufacturer and supplier. Often housewives use stew. It's better if it's homemade.

Meat is always cut into equal pieces so that it cooks evenly. In some recipes, pre-frying meat is allowed along with onions and carrots. Meat can be put immediately with grits, without frying.

Additional ingredients

The classic recipe for barley with beef can be diversified by adding just one additional product. Most often, barley porridge with meat is accompanied by a certain set of vegetables: carrots, onions, potatoes. However, no one forbids the hostess to put sweet bell pepper, hot spicy chili pepper, circles of youngzucchini, fresh tomatoes and even mushrooms. By the way, vegetables can be cooked separately in the steam container of the multicooker and served as a side dish for porridge with meat.

Undeservedly forgotten

At the end of our culinary story, I would like to say a few words about the benefits of the undeservedly forgotten pearl barley. In its composition, "shot 16" contains vitamin C, starch, B vitamins, protein, potassium and magnesium, vitamin D and phosphorus, iron and other useful trace elements.

If you want to lose weight, then this porridge is simply irreplaceable. Due to the large amount of fiber, the product helps to remove toxins from the body, improve metabolism.

Beef barley will help fight viruses and bacteria, improve visual function, and make skin firmer and younger.

Barley porridge is especially useful for the female body during menopause. The phosphorus included in its composition is priceless for women's he alth. It helps to smooth out unpleasant symptoms, reduce sweating and irritability.

Pearl barley is also necessary for pregnant women. Due to the large amount of calcium, phosphorus and potassium, the product is indispensable for the proper and he althy development of the baby. In addition, doctors recommend pearl barley to those women whose blood levels of hemoglobin are low.

To improve a child's vision and memory, strengthen children's immunity and protect the baby's body from frequent colds, it is necessaryintroduce barley porridge into the diet. It is recommended to include this product in the diet of a child after 3 years. Before introducing porridge into the diet, consult a pediatrician, as some babies may have contraindications to the use of this food product.