Many people consider pearl barley hard and tasteless and because of this they do not cook it. However, if you cook pearl barley in a slow cooker, then the porridge will turn out tasty, soft and will not burn. And you will love this dish, which is also extremely useful.
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You will need
- - pearl barley - 2 glasses
- - filtered water - 4.5 cups
- - butter - 50 grams
- - salt pepper
- Additional ingredients for pearl barley with meat:
- - pork - 200 grams
- - frying oil
- - carrots - 1 piece
- - onion - 1 piece
Instruction manual
1
In order to make pearl barley porridge tender and soft, you need to soak the cereal in the evening in water. Pour it into any bowl and fill it with water at the rate of 1: 3. In this state, the cereal is left overnight.
2
During this time, barley should soak and swell well. In the morning, rinse the cereal well with water, constantly stirring. Washed cereal is laid out in the multicooker bowl and poured with water. Salt, pepper and butter are added. The “Porridge” or “Buckwheat” mode is set on the multicooker, the cooking time is 1 hour.
3
After the alarm is triggered, open the multicooker lid and let the porridge stand for a short while so that excess moisture evaporates. Remove the bowl from the multicooker with a towel or special tongs. Before serving, add butter and greens as desired. It is better to use such porridge while it is hot.
4
No less popular and delicious dish is barley cooked in a slow cooker with meat. The preparation of cereals occurs as in the previous recipe. Onions and carrots need to be peeled and chopped. The meat is cut into pieces. Onions, carrots, meat are placed in the multicooker bowl, oil is added and in the "Frying" mode everything is fried for 10-15 minutes.
5
Next, pearl barley, salt, pepper are added to this bowl. It is filled with water and the "Pilaf" mode is set. Porridge is cooked 1 hour 15 minutes. When the signal sounds, barley in the multicooker is cooked.