How to cook barley in sachets
ProductsPearl barley - 1 sachet (Uvelka or any other)
Water - 1.5 liters
Butter - 1 tablespoon
Salt - 4 pinches
How to cook
- Pour one and a half liters of water into a saucepan, cover and bring to a boil.
- After boiling, put a bag of cereals in water and salt.
- Reduce fire.
- Cook over medium heat for 40-50 minutes without a lid.
- With a fork, transfer the bag of cereals to a sieve or colander and allow excess water to drain.
- Cut the bag and place the cereal on a plate.
- Add butter to the barley.
Fusofacts
Cooking barley in sachets is convenient, if only because during the cooking process the cereal does not burn and there is no need to stir it all the time.To save time, water can be boiled in a kettle in advance.
Barley is cooked about twice as long as compared to other cereals, so if you have the time to soak the cereals overnight in hot water - this will reduce the cooking time by 1.5-2 times.
While the barley is boiling, you can have time to make topping for it by frying onions, carrots, bell peppers or mushrooms.
After cooking, the barley is boiled down 5-6 times, so one sachet can be enough for 2-3 full meals.
Perfectly pearl barley in bags is suitable for cooking pickle. To do this, boil one bag in a separate container for the first 20 - 30 minutes, and then open the bag and pour the cereal straight into the soup.
Barley is rich in phosphorus, the use of which prevents many diseases associated with bones.