Crumbly Roasted Barley Porridge

Delicious porridge made from roasted cut barley with butter. Barley porridge prepared in this way cooks faster and turns out crumbly due to pre-frying of the cereal.
cook time: 40 min
Isla Thatcher
Crumbly Roasted Barley Porridge

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

89
Calories
3g
Fat
13g
Carbs
2g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Salt 0.5 tsp
Butter 40 g
Water 800 ml
Barley grits 1 cup

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
For 4 servings of delicious barley porridge with water, we will need a glass of barley groats, 800 ml of water, half a teaspoon of salt and 40 grams of butter.

Step 2

Step 2
The whole secret of the taste of barley porridge is in its preliminary frying in a dry frying pan. There is no need to wash the cereal; just pour it straight into a hot, dry frying pan.

Step 3

Step 3
Pour water for cooking porridge into a saucepan, add salt and put on fire.

Step 4

Step 4
Stirring continuously, fry the cereal over medium heat for 10 minutes. During the frying process, the barley should “tan” evenly.

Step 5

Step 5
Pour the toasted hot barley from the frying pan into the boiling water in the pan. Important!: the cereal must be hot, but not red-hot, otherwise, when poured into boiling water, it will create a volcano effect, which can lead to burns. Let the fried cereal stand for 2-3 minutes so that its temperature approaches 100 degrees and only then carefully pour into boiling water.

Step 6

Step 6
Cook the barley porridge until tender over low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes. When the water has boiled away, the porridge is ready.

Step 7

Step 7
Place the hot barley porridge into bowls and add a piece of butter to each serving.

Step 8

Step 8
Barley porridge cooked in water is an excellent side dish that can be served with meat, fish and, of course, salads.

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