Not everyone knows what kind of cereal we eat as barley. This is a barley grain, 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 cooking porridge from barley is economically profitable and useful.
How to cook pearl barley to get delicious cereal from this cereal?
This croup needs to be cooked on average from fifty minutes to two hours. Her readiness is determined by appearance and consistency. So, well-cooked barley is soft and swollen, but not sprawled and porridge-like. Before cooking, it is advisable to soak it in cold water for swelling and leave for two hours, then the cereal will cook much faster. Porridge made of it is a tasty and healthy product, but we are often too lazy to cook it, because we don’t know how and how much to cook the pearl barley so that it turns out to be tasty and the cooking time was not too long. But there are ways to halve the cooking time of this cereal.
Barley cooking methods
1st method
For 2 (maybe 3) hours, soak the cereal in cold water. Then put it in a saucepan, pour boiling water and boil for 15-20 minutes. When the thickening of the porridge begins, remove from the heat and put another 20 minutes in the oven. According to this recipe, the time of how much to cook pearl barley is halved, and the porridge is very crumbly and tasty.
2nd method (on water)
Soak the cereal for two hours in cold water. We spread it in a pan and pour boiling water, after which we cook for five minutes. Then remove the container from the fire and put the barley on the baking sheet, add vegetable oil to it. We put the baking sheet with the cereals in a preheated oven and bake (at a temperature of 160 degrees) for fifteen minutes. With this method, barley is cooked 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 precisely this grits. How much barley is cooked in this case? When should it be added to pickle?
How to cook barley for pickle?
Sometimes you want to remember your childhood, grandmother’s pies, the comfort of your home. And just then, being in the wake of pleasant memories, it is desirable to prepare a pickle with pearl barley. This dish, I must say, is very tasty and healthy. And on how and how much to cook barley, the taste of this soup will envy.
Pickle recipe
You will need (for 4 servings):
Pearl barley –20 grams.
Potatoes –2 pcs. (large).
Pickles - 1 pc.
Onion - 1 onion (medium).
Carrots - 1 pc. (not very big).
Pepper and salt to taste.
Broth - 4 glasses.
Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon.
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 longer than if you soaked it beforehand. Pour pearl barley into hot water and bring to a boil. Next, you need to drain the liquid, and re-place the contents in boiling water and cook until final readiness. While the cereal is cooking, peel the onions, then chop it and carrots. After that, they should be fried in vegetable oil until a beautiful golden color. Wash, peel and chop the potatoes in small cubes. Cut the cucumber in the form of straws and fry a little in 3 tablespoons of broth. After the barley is cooked completely, boil the
meat broth, put the potatoes and porridge in it, bring to a boil, reduce the heat (to medium), cook for five minutes. Then add carrot, onion, cucumber to the pickle and cook until half-cooked potatoes. Salt and pepper the soup a few minutes before the end of cooking.