Healthy and Delicious Barley Porridge

Our Russian super food! Very tasty and healthy! Barley porridge with water Ya is quite simple to make, although not quick. It can be served as a separate dish, flavored with berries, nuts or fruits, and also served as a side dish for hot meat dishes.
cook time: 10h
Isla Thatcher
Healthy and Delicious Barley Porridge

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

83
Calories
4g
Fat
9g
Carbs
2g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Salt 1 tsp
Butter 50 g
Water 4 cup
Barley (polished) 1 cup

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make barley porridge with water? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Always use filtered or bottled water for cooking, even if you just need to soak ingredients. If you want to prepare porridge for breakfast, then start preparing in the evening. Accordingly, for dinner — in the morning.

Step 2

Step 2
Sort the grains and, if necessary, remove any remaining husks and foreign particles. Rinse well in cool running water.

Step 3

Step 3
Pour boiling water over the cereal in a 1:2 ratio. Leave for at least 5 hours, I left it overnight.

Step 4

Step 4
In the morning, the cereal will swell well and absorb half the water.

Step 5

Step 5
Transfer the cereal to the bowl in which it will be cooked and add water so that the cereal again has half the amount of water. Add salt and stir.

Step 6

Step 6
Set to simmer over medium heat. After boiling, reduce the heat to low and cook the porridge for 30-45 minutes until the liquid evaporates. You may need less or more time to cook, since everyoneʼs pots and stoves are different. Leave the lid ajar, the porridge will try to escape. How to choose a pan for cooking porridge can be found in the article, the link is at the end of this recipe.

Step 7

Step 7
At the end of cooking, the water will boil away and craters like this will appear. Wait another minute and you can turn it off.

Step 8

Step 8
If you have free time, then wrap the pan with porridge in a towel and let it brew for a couple of hours, the porridge will turn out steamed and more tasty. Before serving, add butter to the porridge. Bon appetit!

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