Pearl barley is popularly called the obscure term "fraction 16". However, those who served in the army or are simply familiar with army life have heard this name more than once. And even repeatedly they ate porridge cooked from it. By the way, very tasty, nutritious, healthy. Of course, it takes time to cook it, because grains are hard, large, boil for a long time. But on the side dish, with gravy or sauce, as well as milk, sweet, with fruit and nuts, “porridge-cutie” is eaten in one sitting.
Barley ordinary
How to cook pearl barley on a side dish in the simplest, fastest way? To do this, cereal should be soaked in advance for several hours, just like rice. Then fall asleep in a cast iron or pan, pour water, bring to a boil. To make cooking faster, immediately use boiling water or just hot water. Make the fire quieter and cook until soft, ready. Food consumption: for each measure of cereal there are 3 measures of water. Put salt to taste, from half a teaspoon. This is usually done at the end of cooking or when boiling. How to cook pearl barley on a side dish so that it turns out tastier, more rich? Pour a few tablespoons of vegetable oil into boiling water. Instead of ordinary salt, you can use seasonings - “Mivinu” or others that you use. Thanks to it, porridge will be more aromatic, appetizing. And do not forget about spices: bay leaf, allspice, coriander. They will also improve the quality of the dish. When serving, sprinkle with chopped herbs. How to cook pearl barley on a side dish yet? There is such a way: pour it into boiling water, let it boil again. Heat intensively for 5 minutes, then recline on a sieve. Fill another cast iron with water. When it boils, put butter and salt, softened cereal. Leave the porridge over medium heat until thickened.
After that, make the fire minimal and let it rest for an hour. Ready porridge will be friable, fragrant, very pleasant. Before eating, add butter. Of course, there are other options, how to cook pearl barley on a side dish. For example, it would be nice to make meat sauce for it. To do this, fry the pieces of meat in a pan. In cast iron, spacer 1.5-2 chopped onions and 1 grated carrot until transparent. Add the meat with frying, pour in a little water and simmer until tender. At the end, add salt and spices. If desired, add a spoon or two tomatoes. Pour the porridge over the prepared gravy and serve. Do not forget about fresh parsley and dill.
Porridge in a pot
If you have, in addition to pots and cast-iron,
clay pots, then you can also make "magnificent", delicious porridge in them.
How to cook pearl barley in a side dish this way? Initially, it is desirable to boil it in boiling water to soften a little. Then shift into a pot. Pour the cereal with hot water, put salt and necessarily oil. Cover the container with a lid and place in a slightly warmed oven. Increasing the fire gradually, raise the temperature to +160. The porridge should languish until the croup is softened. Then turn off the gas, but leave the pot warm for another 10 minutes. Such a side dish of pearl barley goes well with roasting of pork greaves. Make it and serve, pepper. Your household will be very happy and will gladly eat "fraction 16".
Eat on health!