How to cook crumbly pearl porridge?

Pearl barley is barley grains, processed in a specific way. In the old days, this porridge was considered the food of rich people and was served at the royal table.Over time, it lost its popularity, began to be replaced by simpler porridge. Many people refuse to barley for the sake of other cereals with a richer taste, mistakenly believing that barley is tasty to cook.

This porridge is sometimes associated with unloved school or army meals, the taste of which always left much to be desired. Not everyone can cook barley to make it appetizing and crumbly - hence all the prejudices about it. In fact, there is nothing difficult in the recipe, and barley is a product rich in vitamins and minerals that should be in everyone’s diet.

Interesting to know: pearl barley got its name from the word "pearl" - pearl. And it is no coincidence, because it is a real gem in terms of beneficial substances for the body.

Everyone should understand how useful the cereals are for the body. Do not underestimate their rich chemical composition and beneficial effects on digestion and immunity. Perlovka is considered the absolute leader among other grains in phosphorus content. And phosphorus is useful for good brain function and is simply necessary for metabolism. And also it is useful for athletes and people leading an active lifestyle.

For the same reasons Barley is considered a dietary dish - like buckwheat. It contains the so-called "slow carbohydrates", which give a feeling of satiety for long hours. Barley porridge is actively recommended for diabetics, allergy sufferers and dieters.

Lysine and hordetsin are another of the components of the barley. They are powerful antiviral substances, reduce the risk of colds and infectious diseases, as well as fungi and herpes. Lysine is also useful for those who care about their beauty - the collagen in its composition will ensure the smoothness and elasticity of the skin without a hint of wrinkles.

Having dealt with the beneficial properties of barley porridge and assessing its usefulness for health, it is worth talking about why people still avoid it often.

Most often, boiled pearl barley turns out to be either fresh, or too sticky and soft, or, on the contrary, hard, so many housewives simply choose more familiar porridges, with the preparation of which such difficulties cannot arise.

The most common problems in cooking porridge:

• ignorance or inability to calculate proportions;
• non-compliance with preparation technologies;
• incorrectly calculated cooking time.

Having dealt with all this correctly, you can prepare an appetizing and healthy dish. And having convinced of this at least once, the barley will want to be boiled again and again.

For cooking you will need:

• croup;
• salt;
• butter;
• water.

Experienced housewives recommend starting cooking barley with pre-soaking it in water. Due to this, the porridge will not be too hard, and the further cooking process will be easier.

To begin with, the porridge is washed under water. Next, to soak it, It is necessary to take water in proportion 1: 4 (for 1 cup of barley grits 1 l of water). It is necessary to remember how much liquid is required, as well as the fact that in the process of cooking the seeds will swell. Therefore, you need to choose the appropriate dishes for porridge.

It is best to leave the porridge soaked overnight, then it will absorb just as much water as it needs. But if there is so much time, then 4-5 hours will suffice. After that, it is necessary to pour out the excess water and wash the porridge again, using a strainer.

It is recommended for cooking porridge to use thick-walled dishes.Unlike rice and buckwheat, which need only 2 times more water, barley requires 1 cup of cereal 1 liter of water for soaking and 2.5 liters of water for the subsequent preparation of porridge.

The grits should be poured into a saucepan, pour the indicated amount of liquid and bring to a boil. Periodically remove the foam, which will appear in the process of boiling.

Fifteen minutes after the barley boiled, you need to change the water. After that, you need to salt the barley, close the lid and leave for half an hour on low heat. In the finished porridge you need to add a piece of butter for a more pronounced taste.

Following this recipe, you will be able to cook a really tasty and crumbly porridge, which will be a good and healthy breakfast. There are no difficulties and special technologies. A little practice and good advice - and porridge unloved since childhood will be much better than it seemed.

If you do not want to eat only one porridge, you can find a variety of different recipes. One of these: barley porridge with mushrooms.

For cooking you will need:

• barley;
• mushrooms;
• onion, carrot - on request;
• spice;
• vegetable oil;
• soy sauce - on request;
• water.

First you have to tinker with a little barley. In this recipe, you can do without soaking it beforehand, but you will need to steam the cereal. This will help make it crumbly and soft enough, improve the taste and texture of the finished dish.

The croup needs to be thoroughly rinsed under water and disposed of from the debris and spoiled grains. Pour it into a strainer, which is placed on top of a pot of boiling water and cover with a lid. Leave in such a kind of bath for twenty minutes, without removing from the heat.

This recipe also changes the amount of water needed for the first perlovka boiling. After a set time, the barley should be placed in a saucepan, pour hot boiled water in a ratio of 1: 2. It is also advised to add a little sunflower or any other vegetable oil. After the porridge is brought to a boil, she needs another twenty minutes.

Onions are cleaned, cleaned, finely shred. If desired, you can add a small carrot, worn on a large grater. Vegetables are placed on a preheated pan with a small amount of oil and fried until golden brown. Mushrooms are added to them.

After finishing to readiness, frying pours into the pan with the ready-made barley. At this point, and need broth, which remained from the mushrooms. It, if desired, mixed with a couple of drops of soy or any other sauce, you need to pour into the same pan and leave to boil for an hour.

Easy to prepare, but unusual and hearty dish is ready. Dull, it would seem, porridge has become a real culinary masterpiece, which will be a decoration for any family dinner.

Barley is not as difficult to prepare as everyone is accustomed to count, and much more delicious and healthy. It is only necessary to follow the tips and small tricks to permanently change their attitude to such a dish.

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