Barley is a cereal obtained from a refined and polished whole grain of barley. Nutritionists call barley porridge "beauty porridge" because it contains useful substances that can improve the condition of the skin, hair and teeth. Try this great product in a double boiler.
Barley porridge recipe in a double boiler
To prepare pearl barley porridge in a double boiler, take 1 glass of pearl barley, 2 glasses of kefir, 2, 5 glasses of water, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive or sunflower oil, salt to taste. Rinse the pearl barley, fill it with kefir and refrigerate for 12 hours. After this time, fold it in a colander or sieve and rinse with water. Put the pearl barley in a double boiler, in a container for preparing cereals. Pour boiling water over the cereal. Set the steamer timer for 30 minutes. After this time, salt the barley, stir it and turn on the steamer for another 30 minutes.
Stir the barley porridge and taste it. The finished barley should not be tough. If it is not cooked, leave the cereal to cook in a double boiler for another 20-30 minutes, while draining the water from the tray of the double boiler and pouring a new one into it. Season it with olive oil, sunflower oil, butter and mix well. You can add dried herbs (for example, dill) to the finished pearl barley porridge or sprinkle it with grated cheese. Instead of boiling water, pearl barley can be poured with mushroom or meat broth, milk, add a little dried fruit.
With barley, you can cook a variety of hodgepodge, make stew in pots, stuff cabbage rolls and peppers, add to various soups.
Barley porridge with nettle
Try to cook a wonderful healthy porridge from pearl barley and nettle. Take 1 glass of barley, 250 g of nettle, 1 onion, 20 g of butter, 2 glasses of water, salt to taste.
Rinse the barley with water and soak for 3 hours. Boil water in a saucepan, add prepared nettles and cook for 5 minutes. Throw it in a colander, chill and chop finely. Put the barley in a bowl for preparing cereals, salt, pour over the nettle broth and place in a double boiler. The dish must be cooked within 1, 5 hours. While the porridge is cooking, slice and salve the onions in butter. Put the onion, chopped nettle and some butter in the barley, stir and leave for 2 hours.
To make a tasty and appetizing side dish from barley, boil it in clean drinking water.
Barley recipe with meat and mushrooms
In a double boiler or pressure cooker, you can make a delicious dietary meal - barley with meat and mushrooms. Take 200-250 g of fresh pork or beef, 0.5 cups of pearl barley, 150 g of fresh champignons, 1 cup of water, salt, ground black pepper.
Scroll the meat through a meat grinder, rinse the cereal well, put it in the minced meat and mix thoroughly. Wash the mushrooms and chop them into thin slices. Add them to the minced meat with barley, add salt and pepper, mix. Place the mixture in the cereal bowl and cover with water to cover the entire dish. Place the bowl in a double boiler and cook for two hours.
