How long to cook pearl barley?

1. Cooked barley is swollen and soft.

2. Before cooking, barley may be soaked in cold water for two or three hours – in this case it will be cooked faster.

3. Barley is also called “the pearl of cereals” because of its nutritional value: lysine (an antiviral), protein-containing gluten (invaluable for those who keep the diet), selenium, vitamin B, proteins and minerals.

4. Barley is one of the cheapest cereals. The price in Moscow supermarkets is 25 to 30 rubles per 1 kg (June 2011).

5. The shelf-life of pearl barley is 1-1,5 years.

6. Calories in barley: 320 calories per 100 grams of cereal.

Ingredients:

500 grams bacon, 1 onion head, 1 carrot, 250 grams of butter (butter) and spices to taste, half a kilo of barley, a tablespoon of tomato paste.

Barley Pilaf Recipe:

Fry pork with vegetables in any dish with thick walls (this can be a saucepan or cauldron). Add tomato paste and spices to the pork, stir.

Barley should be soaked for 2-3 hours, then pour boiling water (for 2 parts of grains put three parts of water) and cook for 10-15 minutes over low heat. Then spread cereal into resulting the pork soup broth and wait until the broth evaporates to the level of grains. After that close the pilaf tightly with a cover and put it for 45-50 minutes in preheated oven (200-220 ° C).

Your barley pilaf is ready!