How To Cook Pearl Barley Porridge?

Pearl barley is cooked in water, milk, and even vegetable or meat broth.

In this case, you need to take three glasses of water or broth per Cup of cereals for boiling on the stove, milk will take four glasses.

The ratio of one to three is required for cooking in the microwave, and you need to add 2½–3 cups of water or milk to the multi-cooker.

Go through the barley and make sure that there is no garbage in it. Then put the grits in a sieve or colander and rinse well under running water. You can also just put it in a bowl and rinse, changing the water until it becomes transparent.

Then soak the pearl barley-put it in a pan and fill it with cool water so that it is a couple of centimeters above the level of the pearl. Leave it for a couple of hours or even overnight. Thanks to soaking, the porridge will cook faster and get even tastier. Before cooking, rinse the grits again.

If you are in a hurry, you can not leave the grits in the water. But then it will take a little more time to prepare the porridge.

At the beginning of cooking, porridge from barley should be salted — a teaspoon is usually enough for one Cup of cereals. If you prefer more salty or, on the contrary, fresh dishes, adjust the amount of salt to your taste. Porridge can be prepared and sweet.

In the finished porridge, be sure to put butter — so it will taste better. You can also add fried onions and carrots, other vegetables, fried mushrooms, garlic, herbs and spices to your taste. These options are well suited for pearl porridge on water or broth.

If you want to immediately prepare a dish with meat or vegetables, you will need one carrot and onion for 1 Cup of cereals, about 250-300 g of meat (pork, beef, minced meat) or 200 g of mushrooms.

Put the grits in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 40-50 minutes to an hour (depending on whether the barley was soaked first).To make pearl barley porridge with milk, pour 1-2 cups of water over the grits and boil for 15 minutes. After draining the liquid, pour in the hot milk and cook for 30 minutes or longer until the grits are soft enough.

To make pearl barley porridge with meat and vegetables, grate the carrots on a large grater and chop the onion. Fry the vegetables in a deep frying pan with a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil for about 7 minutes. Add 200-300 g of minced meat and leave on the fire for another 10 minutes.

Fill in the pearl barley, salt, add spices and fill with water from the same calculation as for normal porridge (1:3). Cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

Put the pearl barley in a slow cooker and cover with water or milk. Add sugar or salt and spices to your taste. Cook for at least an hour in the "Rice" or "Porridge" mode.

You can also cook porridge with vegetables and meat. To start, grate the carrots on a large grater, chop the onion, cut about 250 g of pork into small pieces.

Pour a couple of tablespoons of oil into the bowl of a slow cooker, put the vegetables with the meat and cook in the "Frying" mode for about 15-20 minutes. Then add the grits, cover with water, salt and cook in the "rice" or "Porridge" mode for about 50-60 minutes. Then mix the ingredients and leave for another 15 minutes in the "heating" mode.

Put the grits in a dish that is suitable for use in a microwave oven. Fill with water in the correct proportion and make sure that the liquid does not reach the top of the bowl. Cook for 10 minutes at maximum power. Then mix the porridge, add sugar or salt with spices. Continue to cook for another 10-20 minutes, focusing on the power of your device.

To make pearl barley porridge with milk in the microwave, also put the grits in a suitable dish. Fill with hot liquid so that it does not reach the top. Make sure that the milk does not boil away during the healing process. Do not cover the dishes with a lid and cook as well as on water.

After cooking, leave the pearl porridge in a closed microwave for about 15 minutes.

Fry the pearl barley for two minutes on a low heat in a pan without oil.

Make sure that the grits are not burnt, but just become slightly Golden. Then transfer the barley to one large ceramic pot or several small ones. Fill with salted water at a rate of three to one. At the same time, make sure that the liquid does not reach the top by about a couple of centimeters. Cover and cook in a preheated 200 °C oven for about 30 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 180 °C and leave to cook for about an hour.

To make the dish more satisfying, you can add fried vegetables and mushrooms, as well as pork or beef. The cooking time will not change.