How to cook barley? And what time is it? All ways to cook cereals, cooking rules and useful tips

How to cook barley in a saucepan

You will need - half a glass of pearl barley, water for soaking, 4 glasses of water for cooking

The first step is to measure the pearl barley - from 100 grams (half a glass), 2 large portions are obtained.
Rinse the cereals - the water will be very cloudy at first; for cleaning, it is enough to grind the grains with your fingers under running water for a minute.
Soak the pearl barley for 3-4 hours to swell, you can overnight: pour 2 cups of water into half a glass of pearl barley, cover the plate and put it in the refrigerator. During soaking, the pearl barley swells greatly, so the dishes should be selected spacious.
After 4 hours, the pearl barley has swollen, slightly softened and now it is ready for cooking.
Put the pearl barley and the water in which it was soaked in a saucepan, wait until it boils, reduce heat to low and cover the pan with a lid. There is a lot of foam at the start of cooking, so it's important to keep a close eye on the fire level.
After 50 minutes of cooking, you can start trying the barley - if it is soft, then you can turn it off, but if it is hard, add another 15 minutes to the cooking time. After that, drain the rest of the water, and the pearl barley is cooked and ready to serve as a side dish.

Tip: after the barley is cooked, you can add a little butter or sunflower oil to the barley into the pan, and instead of water you can use milk.

Fusofacts

- Barley is the cheapest and most useful cereal. Barley is called the pearl of cereals because of its beneficial components: lysine (antiviral), protein-containing gluten (indispensable for those who follow a diet), selenium, B vitamins, proteins and minerals.
- Barley can be soaked in water or in the same amount of milk or yogurt.
- Barley is made from barley, cleaning and grinding the grain.
- Pearl barley is one of the cheapest cereals. Cost in Moscow stores - from 30 to 70 rubles. for 1 kilogram of pearl barley (price indicated for May 2020).
- When cooking, the pearl barley increases by 5 times.
- The shelf life of pearl barley is from one to one and a half years.
- The calorie content of barley is 320 kcal / 100 grams of cereal.
Readiness pearl barley is determined by its appearance and consistency - fully cooked barley barley is swollen, but not mushy. On the cousc, the finished pearl barley is evenly soft.

Non-standard methods of cooking barley

How to cook barley in a slow cooker
1. Rinse the pearl barley, soak in cold water for 6-12 hours.
2. Drain the water, put the pearl barley in a multicooker greased with butter, pour water or milk in a ratio of 1: 3.
3. Set the multicooker to the "Buckwheat" or "Rice" mode, close the lid and cook for at least 50 minutes, then taste the barley for readiness.
4. Add butter and leave on "Heating" for another 10 minutes.

How to cook in pressure cooker
1. Rinse and soak for 6-12 hours, drain and pour fresh water 1: 3.
2. Move the pressure valve of the pressure cooker to the "Closed" position and cook after pressurizing for 20 minutes, then naturally release the pressure for 40 minutes.

How to cook barley in the microwave
1. For 1 glass of pearl barley, take one and a half glasses of salted boiled water and cook in a microwave oven, covered with a lid, for 25-30 minutes at 400 watts.
2. Put the processed pearl barley (in a bag) into a container with boiled salted water, put it in the microwave for 20 minutes at a power of 400 W.

How to cook barley in a double boiler
1. Wash the pearl barley, drain the vegetable debris, put in the bowl of a double boiler.
2. Smooth the pearl barley, cover with water and leave for 6-12 hours.
3.Make sure there is enough water in the fluid compartment.
4. Turn on the steamer for 1 hour (without soaking - 2 hours).
5. Add salt and stir barley - it's cooked.

How to cook barley in bags
The groats from the bags do not need to be pre-soaked - they are already processed and after boiling they can be added to soups, side dishes or other dishes.
1. Put a bag of pearl barley in a saucepan and fill it with cold water so that the bag is covered with water with a margin of 1 centimeter.
2. Put the pan on the fire, wait for a boil and cook the barley in a bag for 45 minutes, covered with a lid.