We all know about the benefits of pearl barley. However, it is not always possible to cook it, since this process requires a lot of time and certain skills. Modern technology in the form of a kitchen assistant for a multicooker allows you to quickly and easily please your loved ones with a wide variety of dishes, including pearl barley. We bring to your attention several ways of preparing this dish with stew. This option is perfect for lunch or dinner.
How to cook barley with stew in a slow cooker
If you want to quickly make a tasty and satisfying lunch from the products at hand, then use our recipe. Barley with stew in a slow cooker is similar to pilaf in the cooking process and is cooked in the same mode.
Ingredients
To begin with, we need to prepare the following products: 200 grams of pearl barley, onion, canned stew, three multi-glasses of water, pepper and salt to taste.
Cooking process
Barley thoroughly washed with running water. Peel the onion, finely chop it and put it in the multicooker bowl. We do not use oil, since the stew itself is quite oily. Add the meat from the jar. Pour barley into the multicooker bowl, put spices, salt and fill with water. We cook our dish in the "Pilaf" mode. After that, mix the contents of the bowl well and serve. Barley with stew in a slow cooker turns out to be very tasty, satisfying and healthy. Due to the fact that cooking it in this way is quite quick and not troublesome, this dish is sure to take a permanent place on your dining table. Enjoy your meal!
How to cook barley with stew: another recipe
In order to prepare this dish, we need to take care of the following ingredients: two glasses of barley, a can of stew, onion, carrots, tomato, five glasses of water, a little vegetable oil, as well as salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking Instructions
Thoroughly rinse pearl barley in running water. We clean and wash the vegetables. Finely chop the onion, cut the tomato into small pieces. Grind carrots on a grater. We spread the onions and carrots in the multicooker bowl, add a little oil. Fry vegetables in the “Baking” mode until a golden hue is formed.
Open the can with the stew and spread its contents to the fried vegetables. We pour out washed barley. Mix thoroughly, add salt, optional spices. Fill the contents of the multicooker bowl with water. We turn on the “Pilaf” program and cook until we hear a beep. After that, do not immediately open the lid, but give the porridge a little brew. Then we lay out the contents of the bowl on portioned plates and serve. Barley with stew, cooked in a slow cooker, is perfect for both dining and evening meals. This dish goes well with a variety of fresh vegetable salads. Enjoy your meal!
Cooking barley porridge with stew and garlic in a slow cooker
If you like not only barley, but also garlic, then this dish will certainly be to your taste. To prepare it, you need to take the following products: half a kilo of stew (you can use any other canned meat to your taste), two multi-glasses of pearl barley, plain water - five multi-glasses, garlic - 4-5 cloves, one teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of spices to your taste, a bunch of fresh parsley or dill.
We move on to the cooking process.
We wash the pearl barley and put it in the bowl of the multicooker. Pour in water, add stew, salt, spices to taste. We start the "Pilaf" mode and cook for an hour. After that, mix the contents of the multicooker bowl. We turn on the “Heating” mode and bring the dish to readiness for another 20 minutes. After the beep, we spread the hot porridge on plates, decorate with a sprig of greenery and serve. Barley with stew in a slow cooker turns out to be very tasty, hearty and fragrant. You can add chopped fresh vegetables or a salad of them to this dish. Enjoy your meal!
As you can see, cooking barley in a slow cooker with a stew is not at all a complicated and fast process. If you are the happy owner of such a kitchen helper, then be sure to use one of our recipes to pamper your household with a very tasty, simple and healthy dish. By the way, this porridge was one of the favorite dishes of Peter I himself, who, as you know, was a connoisseur of practical things, which also applied to food. In Soviet times, pearl barley was not called as soon as: kirzukha, shrapnel, and other very unflattering epithets. However, most likely, this came from people who simply did not know how to cook it correctly. Modern housewives, who have at their disposal multicookers, do not have to deal with a similar problem, because they can make this delicious and healthy porridge without much effort.