Barley porridge is unfairly deprived of the attention of the hostesses. But the dish is very tasty, healthy and easy to prepare, especially if you use a device such as a slow cooker. Using it to cook breakfast or dinner is a real pleasure.
Barley porridge on the water
In order to prepare the most dietary version of the dish, you will need one glass of cereal, two glasses of water, a little butter and salt to taste. Rinse the grits before cooking. Pour it into the slow cooker and fill it with water, immediately salt and add a small piece of butter. Close the lid of the device and select the buckwheat mode. Barley porridge in a slow cooker will cook a little more than half an hour. The finished dish will serve as an excellent side dish and even an independent dish, if you add vegetables or mushrooms. At breakfast, it’s good to serve fried eggs with such porridge, and for dinner, barley porridge in a slow cooker will be an addition to meat, fish or chicken. Any of these options deserve attention.
Barley porridge in milk
If you want to cook porridge so that it is suitable even for the smallest family members, it is better to choose the option in milk. To prepare such a treat, take a glass of cereal, two glasses of milk and two glasses of water, half a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of sugar, as well as a small piece of butter. Rinse the cereal and put it in the bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix. Close the slow cooker and turn on the "milk porridge" mode. Begin cooking. It will take about forty minutes. Then leave the device in heating mode, so porridge can be better infused. Such a dish will also be tasty when cooking with a delay. You can put all the ingredients for porridge in the multicooker in the evening, and in the morning get a hot, delicious breakfast. If you wish, you can reduce the amount of salt or not use it at all, and also eliminate sugar, adding honey or dried fruits later for taste. Such milk porridge is suitable for both children and those who adhere to a diet.
Meat barley porridge in a slow cooker
To prepare a dish that diversifies your diet, you will need two hundred grams of chicken, pork or beef tenderloin, a glass of barley groats and three glasses of water, half a medium-sized onion, half a carrot, a few tablespoons of vegetable oil and salt with spices to taste. Preparing such barley porridge in a slow cooker as follows. Pour a little vegetable oil into the bowl of the device. Cut the meat into small pieces and put there. Then you need to add chopped or grated carrots to it, as well as onions, cut into small cubes. Barley groats are poured on top and water is poured. It remains only to salt the dish. You need to cook in the "buckwheat" mode. Ready porridge can be sprinkled with finely chopped fresh herbs or grated cheese. This dish will appeal to the most picky gourmets. At the same time, you do not need to cook for long, which can also be called an important advantage of the dish.