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Pearl barley in a slow cooker pressure cooker

Pearl Barley in a Pressure Cooker

A very tasty, wholesome pearl barley side dish! Pearl barley is one of the most wholesome foods — it's said to contain more nutrients and vitamins than other grains. And this grain costs literally pennies. You can make all sorts of tasty, interesting dishes with pearl barley: milk porridge for breakfast, side dishes for meat, chicken, or fish, braises, or soups. The only thing that keeps some cooks from using pearl barley often is its long soaking and cooking time. But with a kitchen helper like a multicooker–pressure cooker, the process of cooking pearl barley becomes many times simpler.

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Recipe author

Pearl barley in a slow cooker pressure cooker

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Pearl barley

Water

2.5

Milk

Salt

0.3

Butter

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 12 % 3 g

Fats 15 % 4 g

Carbohydrates 73 % 19 g

118 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 25 min

Step 1:

How do you make pearl barley in a pressure cooker? Gather the ingredients for pearl barley porridge as a side dish. The main thing is that the pearl barley is fresh, good quality, and light in color. In a multicooker–pressure cooker, pearl barley comes out tender, soft, and tasty if you cook it with milk added.
Step 2:

Rinse the pearl barley thoroughly, changing the water several times until it runs clear. Cover the pearl barley with cold, clean water and leave it for 2 hours so the grain swells a little. Ideally, leave it overnight if time allows. Drain the water from the bowl of grain, tip the pearl barley into a colander, and rinse it once more under running water.
Step 3:

Put the pearl barley in the cooker bowl.
Step 4:

Add salt to taste. Pour in the water and milk. Close the lid and the valve. Set the "Pilaf" program for 15 minutes. Don't open the pressure cooker while the porridge is cooking. When the program ends, a signal will sound; open the valve and release the steam, and only then open the lid. The porridge is ready. Add a pat of butter, stir, and serve.
Step 5:

If you don't have a multicooker–pressure cooker, you can make the porridge in a regular slow cooker. In a regular slow cooker, cooking the pearl barley porridge will take a bit longer; choose the "Porridge" program for 25 minutes, or "Multicook," depending on your model.
Step 6:

Tasty, tender pearl barley porridge is ready, and thanks to cooking it in a multicooker–pressure cooker, the dish turns out not only fast and simple but also very wholesome, because pressure cooking keeps all the vitamins and nutrients in the grain, unlike the usual long boiling of pearl barley. If you like, you can cook the pearl barley porridge together with meat and vegetables right from the start. Enjoy!

Keep in mind that the cooking time and mode given in the recipe are approximate. Pressure cookers come in different types: electric ones, multicooker–pressure cookers, and stovetop models for gas burners. Each appliance has its own quirks, and even identical models from the same maker can differ in heating and so on. So read your appliance's manual carefully, then practice by first cooking dishes you know well and later new ones, dialing in the mode and time for your own machine and taste.
Important! To make pearl barley dishes turn out delicious every time, read the article on the finer points of choosing and the secrets of cooking pearl barley.
For cooking, it's best to use filtered or bottled water with a neutral taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind it can give the dish an unpleasant, distinctive aftertaste.