Pearl barley with mushrooms in a slow cooker

Inexpensive pearl barley makes a hearty lunch with a whole complex of vitamins. To make it delicious and fast, it is better to cook pearl barley in a slow cooker.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 24 % 4 g
Fats 12 % 2 g
Carbohydrates 65 % 11 g
80 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h 15 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Prepared the necessary products.Pearl barley is well washed, pour cold water and leave for a few hours or overnight in water so that it swells. Drain the water and rinse well again.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Cut carrots into strips.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Grate celery root on a coarse grater.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Peel the mushrooms from the top film and cut into cubes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Cut the onion into medium cubes.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    I pour vegetable oil into the bowl of the slow cooker, put carrots, onions, and pearl barley, season with salt and pepper.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Then I lay celery root, mushrooms and sweet pepper, season with spices, add bay leaf and dried herbs.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    I pour chicken broth over everything.The liquid should cover vegetables and cereals by 1.5-2 centimeters.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    I put the bowl in the slow cooker, select the program "buckwheat" and turn it on for cooking.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    I season the finished porridge with fresh herbs, put it in plates and serve it to the table.

This side dish is suitable for both fish and meat.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Pearl barley - 340   kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Pickled oyster mushrooms - 23   kcal/100g
  • Oyster mushrooms are fresh - 38   kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313   kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45   kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41   kcal/100g
  • Greenery - 41   kcal/100g
  • Chicken broth - 19   kcal/100g
  • Celery root - 32   kcal/100g

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