How and how much to cook the barley on the water? How to cook delicious pearl barley porridge: recipe, tips

Perlovka, perhaps, is the most underestimated of all cereals. The reason lies in banal ignorance how to prepare this cereal, since the technology for cooking barley is slightly different from the standard procedure for cooking cereals. We will talk about the small secrets of cooking pearl barley porridge in the article.

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How much to cook the barley?

There is no definite answer to this question.

The cooking time depends on the methods of preliminary preparation of the cereal and, in fact, on the method of preparation.

In the table below you will find the approximate time of cooking porridge.

Cooking method	Time, minutes
In the microwave oven	25-30
In a slow cooker	60
In an ordinary pan	30-50
In a double boiler	40-50
In the drawing	60
In the pressure cooker	15-20
In a water bath	up to 6 hours

Be sure to carefully study the recommendations of the manufacturer of cereals regarding the methods of preparing this product and a recipe book that is attached to the kitchen appliances that you are going to use in the preparation of porridge.

How to cook a barley on the water?

Be sure to thoroughly rinse the cereal in several waters. So you remove the dust and small garbage, which are necessarily present in any cereal.
Place the clean cereal in a comfortable container, and pour warm water at the rate of 1 liter of water for 200-250 g of cereals. Leave the porridge for swelling. Locking time: from 6 to 12 hours.

Please note that after swelling the porridge will increase in volume by 2 times.

Another important nuance: the longer the cereals will swell, the less time the thermal processing of the product will take.

Do not neglect soaking. Landing triggers the mechanism of destruction of phytic acid, which is not digested and is not absorbed by the human body.
Rinse the swollen cereal again in running water and put in comfortable dishes for subsequent cooking. Add water at the rate of 500 ml of water for 250 g of cereals.

Important: the pan should be quite voluminous, since even well -swollen porridge can increase in volume by 2 times.

Bring the water with cereal to a boil, reduce the fire to medium and cook until cooked. About 30 min.

Tip: if the water is completely absorbed, and the porridge is not quite ready, add a little boiling water and continue cooking.

In the middle of cooking, salt your porridge and add a little any oil: butter or vegetable.
Ideally, after cooking, porridge should rest for a while. To do this, place a pan with porridge in a warm place, for example, in an oven warmed up to 50 ° C, for 20 minutes.

How to cook delicious pearl barley porridge: recipe, tips

Another quick way to prepare barley will allow you to pamper your relatives with delicate cream porridge.

Rinse the cereal in several waters, transfer to a colander, shake several times well to remove excess moisture. Transfer into a convenient container and pour kefir or any other sour -milk product of low fat content. For 250 g of cereals, 500 g of kefir will be required. Soaking time from 2 hours.

Important: the acidic environment is much better destroys the connections of phytic acid and minerals contained in cereals.

Rinse the swollen cereal again with cold water and put in a comfortable dish for subsequent cooking. Add water at the rate of 750 ml of water for 250 g of cereals.
Bring the water with cereal to a boil over medium heat. Remove the pan and drain boiling water.
Pour the cereal again with cold water (750 ml of water by 250 g of cereals). Bring the water with cereal to a boil, reduce the fire to medium and cook until cooked.