Barley is one of the oldest crops on earth. In cereals from this cereal contains a large amount of fiber, many vitamins: PP, D, E, A, the whole group B, as well as iron, calcium, zinc and iodine.
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Barley porridge recipes
To prepare a tasty and healthy porridge from barley in the water you will need:
- 1 cup of barley;
- 4 glasses of water;
- butter;
- salt.
First of all, sort out the groats, remove garbage and damaged grains. Rinse the barley thoroughly under running water, then transfer the cereal into a deep container, pour 2 cups of cold water and set aside for 4 hours.
When the cereal swells, pour in the remaining 2 cups of water, put on medium heat and bring to a boil. Then add salt and reduce heat to a minimum. Cook barley porridge over low heat until it increases in volume by a factor of 3. Remove the finished porridge from the heat, wrap the pan in a towel and let the porridge brew for 2 hours. Then fill it with butter, arrange on plates and serve.
Barley porridge can be prepared in milk. This will require:
- 2 cups of barley;
- 5 glasses of milk;
- 1 egg;
- 4 tbsp. l butter;
- ½ cup sour cream;
- salt.
Sort the cereals, rinse and soak overnight in cold water. In the morning, flip the barley into a colander and rinse again. Pour the milk into a saucepan and boil. Pour barley groats into boiling milk, add a tablespoon of butter and salt. Stir well and simmer until thickened.
Then remove the porridge from the heat, beat the egg into it, add sour cream and mix well. After this, transfer the barley porridge into a ceramic pot, refractory form or on a baking sheet, smooth, sprinkle with melted butter and bake for 5-7 minutes in the oven at a temperature of 180 ° C. Before serving, season the prepared porridge from barley groats with butter.