The world has been swept by a wave of healthy lifestyle, that is, leading a healthy (or healthy) lifestyle. As the number of sports complexes gradually grows, the list of healthy diets increases. So, if pearl barley was previously considered the food of soldiers, carp (fish) and beggars, then the 21st century has changed everything. Now this is one of the favorite cereals of our time. Pearl barley porridge in a pressure cooker deserves special attention. Is it appropriate to say that this is the most time-efficient way of preparing it? Also, thanks to such cooking technologies, the entire complex of nutritional components is preserved.

Its composition of pearl barley porridge includes the following elements:

polysaccharides;
cellulose;
microelements;
and various vitamins.

Thanks to this “arsenal” of useful substances, the dish improves the functioning of the stomach and intestines. With regular consumption of this porridge, sugar levels decrease, which is beneficial for diabetics. Also, pearl barley can be safely included in the diet of those who want to lose weight and the rapidly disappearing kilograms will please those with curvaceous figures.

How to prepare correctly pearl barley porridge in a pressure cooker? There are no secrets, you just need culinary imagination and prudence. Here are some tested recipes.

Recipe No. 1

Ingredients for making pearl barley porridge

pearl barley porridge (2 cups);
one liter of water (or meat broth);
carrots (2 pcs.);
mushrooms (200 g);
bacon (100g).

Cooking process

1) soak the porridge overnight;

2) before cooking, the cereal should be washed;

3) pour into a pressure cooker, add water (when it boils, you can slightly increase the volume of liquid) and cover with a lid;

4) chop the bacon, frying it until transparent;

5) put chopped or whole mushrooms into the porridge and leave for 15 minutes;

6) then add grated carrots and fried bacon;

7) simmer the dish for an hour.

The composition will be completed by decorating it with fresh herbs. To add tartness to the dish, it is recommended to use parsley or basil, and for lightness - dill or cumin. This dish is ideal for breakfast.

Recipe No. 2

To make the porridge more aromatic and appetizing, let’s change the recipe a little.

Ingredients

a glass of pearl barley;
two liters of water;
carrot;
bell pepper;
garlic;
red (tender) onion;
Bay leaf;
turmeric;
salt.

The quantity of these components is not specified. The reason is that it depends on the preferences of each individual family. There are those who love spicy food. Others cannot tolerate garlic or turmeric at all. Therefore, these ingredients can be replaced with others or eliminated altogether.

Cooking process

1) soak the cereal for 3 hours - the water will remove excess starch and the porridge will not “stick together”;

2) preheat the pressure cooker;

3) thoroughly rinse the pearl barley again;

4) pour the porridge into the pressure cooker;

5) at the same time add bay leaf, salt and half a teaspoon of turmeric;

6) add water, wait until it boils, then cook (under pressure) for about fifteen minutes;

8) during this time you need to fry the onions, peppers, carrots and garlic until golden brown;

9) finally mix everything with the porridge and serve.

After swelling, rinse the pearl barley well so that the water remains clear.

Take a piece of pork, maybe even with a layer of fat, it’s not for everyone. Rinse the pork thoroughly and dry it with a paper towel. Cut into medium pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sunflower oil into the multicooker bowl. Add pieces of meat. Fry on the “fry” mode at a temperature of 160 degrees until lightly browned. Stir occasionally with a special spatula.

Wash the carrots and remove the skin. Cut into small cubes. Peel the onion and chop into small pieces. Add vegetables to pork. Stir and fry for about 5-7 minutes at the same temperature. After frying, turn off this mode.

Pour in the prepared pearl barley. Add salt, ground black pepper, and bay leaf to taste. Feel free to experiment and use your favorite spices.

Pour hot water to cover the pearl barley 5 cm above, approximately 500 ml. If you wish, you can use any meat broth instead of water. Mix all ingredients. Close the lid tightly. Turn on the “stew/meat” program for 40 minutes. In the meantime, prepare a delicious crispy salad from fresh vegetables.

When the beep sounds, turn off the multicooker. Gently release the steam through the steam valve and open the lid. Barley with pork is ready. Pour into portioned plates, sprinkle with chopped herbs and quickly serve with a crisp salad, fresh herbs and fragrant bread.

Dear friends, do you know how to cook pearl barley in a slow cooker? Many people consider this cereal to be banal and call it “peasant rice.” But this was the favorite porridge of Peter I. If barley is prepared correctly, the dish turns out very tasty. Moreover, there are many recipes. This cereal produces not only a boiled porridge with water or milk, but also a flavorful side dish with vegetables or a dish similar to pilaf with meat.

Pearl barley is uncrushed (whole) barley grain that has undergone primary processing. The shell is removed from it and used as bran. The cereals that we buy in the store are very nutritious and good for our body. It contains a lot of protein (10.3% - this is more than rice), potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron (barley grains are second only to buckwheat and soybeans in this element), as well as vitamin PP, B6, folic acid and choline.

You can cook pearl barley on the stove, in the oven, in a Russian oven and, of course, in a slow cooker. This miracle of kitchen appliances is a real lifesaver for housewives. A multifunctional frying pan (if you can call it that) is ideal for difficult-to-cook pearl barley porridge.

How to cook pearl barley in a slow cooker - rules and tips

Before moving on to specific delicious recipes, it is worth getting acquainted with the general recommendations for preparing pearl barley dishes. They will help you cook pearl barley in a slow cooker without any problems, regardless of what components are included in the recipe you choose.

The ratio of water and pearl barley in a multicooker

These numbers depend on what kind of porridge you want to get as a result. To get crumbly pearl barley, you need to pour 2.5 times more water into the multicooker than you took the cereal. As a result, the dish will turn out like pilaf.

If you need a thinner porridge that is great for breakfast, then the proportions of cereal and water should be different - 1:4. Pearl barley will boil well in a large amount of liquid and will be very soft.

How long to cook pearl barley in a slow cooker without soaking

It is best to cook this grain with preliminary soaking. But if for some reason you decide not to do this, then you can rely on the following recommendation. It takes from 60 minutes to 1.5 hours to cook pearl barley without soaking it in water. This is if you decide to cook whole grains. There is also cereal in bags. In this case, the cooking time is reduced to 45 minutes.

How to soak pearl barley

Pre-soaking significantly speeds up the process of preparing both boiled porridge and crumbly pearl barley. Since this cereal is quite hard and does not cook well, the swelling period should be long - 10-12 hours. If you are preparing a pearl barley dish for breakfast or as a side dish for lunch, it is better to soak the barley in the evening.

To cook pearl barley porridge deliciously in a slow cooker, try pre-soaking the grain not in water, but in whey.

And one more small point - when soaking it is important to maintain proportions. One glass (200 ml) of whole grains is poured with one liter of cool water. I assure you that by morning you will receive well-swollen grains.

How to cook delicious pearl barley in a slow cooker

Any recipe given below is good in its own way, but there is a small nuance that is advisable to apply. After cooking is finished, keep the contents of the multicooker under the lid for another half an hour. If there is a heating function, you can use it. During this time, the cereal will steam even better and the dish will become more tender.

What to do before soaking pearl barley

The cereal must be washed several times in running water. And after that, fill it with lukewarm water to swell. Also, pay attention to the production date of the product. It has been noticed that the fresher the pearl barley, the softer it will be and the less time it will take to cook it.

Which multicooker makes pearl barley tastier?

As practice shows, it doesn’t matter at all what brand your kitchen unit is: Polaris, Redmond or Panasonic. Most of them have the same functions and operating principle. For example, I successfully use Mulinex. But even if you have a Philips or multi-pressure cooker, you will not have problems with cooking.

Pearl barley porridge in a slow cooker with milk

Classic milk porridge

Ingredients:

Pearl barley – 1 tbsp.
Milk – 1 liter
Sugar – 3 tsp.
Butter

Preparation:

Pour milk over the swollen cereal. It is very advisable to grease the edges of the bowl with butter beforehand, since milk has a habit of “running away”. Set the “Quenching” mode for 10 minutes.
The milk should boil. We change the mode to another - “Porridge”. We set the time to 2 hours. If necessary, the porridge can be stirred.
At the end of cooking, add sugar and salt to your personal taste. When the multicooker finishes working, do not open the lid and leave the porridge to steep for about an additional hour.
Before starting tasting, add a piece of butter to the plate. Vegetable or any other oil is not suitable for this porridge.

Kaalikakruubipuder (buckwheat-pearl porridge with rutabaga)

This dish comes from the Estonian gastronomic tradition. It is prepared with milk, but in combination with buckwheat and rutabaga. Unusual, right? That's why it's worth cooking and trying.

Ingredients:

Buckwheat – 0.5 cups
Pearl barley – 2 tbsp.
Rutabaga – 1 piece
Water -1.5 tbsp
Milk – 2.5 tbsp
Butter – 2-3 tbsp.

How to cook:

Pour washed and sorted buckwheat into the multicooker container, and along with it, previously soaked in water and well-swollen pearl barley. Pour water and turn on the “Porridge” function for 1 hour.
After 15 minutes, place finely chopped rutabaga in a bowl and cook for another 10 minutes.
Add salt to taste and pour in the entire portion of milk. Cook until fully cooked. Then simmer the dish for another half hour.
Add butter to the prepared milk porridge.

Barley in a slow cooker with meat

This grain goes well with different types of meat: chicken, beef, pork. A very original taste is obtained if you cook barley at the same time as meat and mushrooms. Choose any of the recipes presented.

Barley with pork in a slow cooker

Ingredients:

Pork – 300 g
Pearl barley – 1 tbsp.
Water – 2.5 tbsp.
Carrots – 1 pc.
Onion – 1 pc.
Lavrushka
Pepper

How to cook:

We cut the pork into small pieces. Set “Frying” and time 30 minutes. Place the meat in a multi-cooker bowl and fry.
Cut onions and carrots into cubes. Add the vegetables to the pork and continue frying until the set time.
The recipe involves pre-soaking pearl barley in water. Drain off the excess water and after frying, add the cereal to the bowl with the meat and vegetables. Turn on the “Pilaf” or “Rice” mode (it all depends on the specific multicooker model). We set the time to 45 minutes.
To make the dish more aromatic and piquant, try adding a couple of cloves of garlic, cut in half, before closing the lid.
Fill the contents with the specified amount of water. Salt and pepper.

Beef stew with pearl barley in a slow cooker

Products:

Pearl barley – 2 tbsp.
Beef stew – 450 g
Carrots – 1 pc.
Pepper – 1 pc.
Onion – 1 pc.
Vegetable oil
Salt pepper

Preparation:

First of all, fry the diced onions in unrefined oil. At the end of sauteing, add coarsely grated carrots and fry for another five minutes.
Change the “Frying” mode to the “Porridge” mode, add the cereal soaked in the evening to the bowl and set it to 45 minutes.
When the time is up, add the stew and diced sweet pepper. Salt and pepper. Turn on the same mode for another 20 minutes and cook.

Barley with meat and mushrooms in a slow cooker

Ingredients:

Beef – 400 g
Pearl barley – 400 g
Water – 1 liter
Mushrooms (any) – 400 g
Carrots – 1 pc.
Onion – 1 pc.
Vegetable oil
Lavrushka
Salt pepper

How to cook:

Barley with meat and mushrooms will turn out more delicious if you fry the products separately from each other. It's better to start with vegetables. Cut the onions and carrots into small cubes and sauté in vegetable (unrefined) oil until a pleasant golden hue. Then use a slotted spoon to remove the fried ingredients into a plate.
We do not turn off the “Frying” mode. Place the washed and diced mushrooms in a bowl. Fresh champignons, oyster mushrooms or porcini mushrooms are suitable for this dish. We also fry them in a small amount of oil. This will take about 10 minutes. We get the mushrooms.
We also fry the beef cut into small pieces in a slow cooker for 10-15 minutes.
Add all the ingredients to the meat (mushrooms, onions and carrots, pre-soaked pearl barley, salt, pepper, bay leaf). Pour water and turn on the “Extinguishing” function for 100 minutes. Still, beef is a tough meat, so it’s better to simmer it longer.
Since it will take a long time to cook, you can use pearl barley without soaking. But in this case, increase the amount of water by one and a half times.

Lithuanian cabbage rolls

This dish comes from Latvia. And in it, pearl barley is also boiled with meat and mushrooms, but only the dish is formed in the form of unusual cabbage rolls.

Ingredients:

Pearl barley – 0.5 cups
Cabbage – 1 head
Mushrooms – 10 pcs.
Onion – 1 pc.
Eggs – 2 pcs.
Minced pork – 100 g
Lard – 50 g
Sour cream – 0.5 cups
Marjoram

Preparation:

Cut the white cabbage into four parts and boil in salted water until half cooked. Squeeze lightly.
Boil the pearl barley soaked in the evening for 45 minutes in water (proportions 1:4) in the “Pilaf” or “Rice” mode.
Then set the “Fry” mode, put lard in a bowl and fry the pearl barley cooked until soft.
According to the original recipe for cabbage rolls, you need dried porcini mushrooms. Boil them in water (1.5 cups). Squeeze the mushrooms and cut into strips. There is no need to pour out the mushroom broth - you will still need it.
Fry chopped onions and mushrooms.
In a separate bowl, mix pearl barley, onion-mushroom mixture, minced meat with beaten eggs. Stuff the cabbage quarters with this mixture, placing the minced meat between the cabbage leaves.
Then we tie up the parts of the head of cabbage, put them in a slow cooker and fill them with mushroom broth and sour cream. Set the “Stew” mode and cook for another 30 minutes.

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I found this recipe in the work of V.V. Pokhlebkin and I really liked it. Perhaps you will appreciate it too. Cooked pearl barley with vegetables is served to the table as a separate dish, and not as a side dish or an addition to the second dish.

Products:

Pearl barley – 1 tbsp.

Potatoes – 1 pc.

Carrots – 1 pc.

Onion – 1 pc.

Black pepper – 6-8 peas

Dill

Bay leaf

Sugar – 1 tsp.

Vegetable oil – 2-3 tbsp.

Smoked-boiled brisket – 75-100 g

How to cook:

First, boil the soaked cereal - set the “Porridge” mode and cook the barley for 45 minutes. The water should completely boil away. You shouldn't add salt yet.

When the multicooker finishes cooking, leave the lid closed for another 2-4 hours so that the porridge swells well.

Chop the onion, carrots and potatoes very finely. Fry the vegetables in the “Fry” mode for 10 minutes.

Then add pearl barley, finely chopped brisket and spices to the sauteing. Stir and simmer in “Porridge” mode for 20 minutes. At the very end, add sugar and salt.

Barley as a side dish with vegetables

Suitable vegetable components include carrots, onions, pumpkin, and sweet peppers. You can even use zucchini. To learn how to prepare pearl barley as a side dish, watch the video recipe:

From Peter I’s favorite cereal, you can prepare not only porridges and side dishes, but also delicious soups. For example, you can cook pickle with barley in a slow cooker. But this is a completely different story. And I suggest you finally get acquainted with one more interesting recipe:

Now that you have different recipes on hand, the problem of how to cook pearl barley in a slow cooker should not arise. I am confident that you will handle this valuable barley grain correctly, because it can give enormous potential for energy and health.

Bon appetit!

Any housewife will need information on how to cook pearl barley porridge in a slow cooker, because this healthy cereal is considered the most valuable among the rest. Pearl, or royal pearl, is also called pearl barley, which is famous for its rich composition. It will be useful for everyone who follows the principles of a healthy diet to know how to cook it deliciously.

How to cook pearl barley in a slow cooker

If you are deciding how to cook pearl barley in a slow cooker, start by selecting the ingredients. Cereals are preferably light, fresh, preferably in a transparent bag. Having purchased it, you need to pour it from the original packaging into a tin can so that the grains do not become bitter over time. Before adding, the cereal is washed and soaked for a couple of hours to make cooking easier. You can make delicious pearl barley in a multicooker if you coat the walls of the bowl and the bottom with butter, and pour the cereal with salted water in a ratio of 1:3. The optimal cooking program is the mode for buckwheat or porridge.

How long to cook

Every cook is interested in the question of how long to cook pearl barley in a slow cooker, because this device cooks grains faster than in a saucepan. Depending on the additives, the cereal is cooked for an hour and a half. To reduce cooking time, you need to pre-soak the grains in water. If you take a steamed semi-finished product from ready-made bags, it will take about 45 minutes to cook.

Pearl barley porridge in a slow cooker - recipes with photos

A step-by-step recipe for pearl barley porridge in a slow cooker, including photos or video materials, will help make cooking easier. Housewives need to know what cereal goes with - mushrooms, pork, beef, chicken. For children, pearl barley in a slow cooker with milk or with the addition of turkey is suitable; vegetarians will appreciate a hearty snack with the addition of vegetables, and fasting people will appreciate mushroom soup with cereal.

With meat

Cooking time: 60 minutes.
Number of servings: 4 persons.
Calorie content of the dish: 90 kcal.
Purpose: for lunch.
Cuisine: Russian.

A traditional stewed dish is pearl barley porridge with meat in a slow cooker, which is very easy to make if you use a smart device. Thanks to the addition of carrots, onions and tomato juice, the food looks bright and elegant (as in the photo), and smells delicious. Children and adults will appreciate the classic barley recipe.

Ingredients:

turkey fillet – 0.4 kg;
pearl barley – 3/4 cup;
onion – 1 pc.;
carrots – ½ pcs.;
tomato paste – 2 tbsp;
water – 0.3 l;
bay leaf – 2 pcs.;
greens - a bunch.

Cooking method:

Cut the meat into pieces, place it on the bottom of the bowl, add chopped onions, carrot sticks, spices, and salt.
Pour in the cereal, bay leaf, add a mixture of water and tomato paste.
Sprinkle with finely chopped herbs, cook in a multicooker on the pilaf program for 1 hour.

With stew

Cooking time: 2.5 hours.
Number of servings: 4 persons.
Calorie content of the dish: 122 kcal.
Purpose: for dinner.
Cuisine: Russian.
Difficulty of preparation: easy.

An even simpler snack is pearl barley porridge with stew in a slow cooker. To make it, you do not need to cut or cook meat. You just need to open a can of beef or pork stew, mix with the remaining ingredients and simmer on the appropriate setting. The result will be perfectly steamed cereal, which will quickly saturate the body, give strength, energy and vigor.

Ingredients:

pearl barley - a glass;
water - liter;
onion – 1 pc.;
carrots – 1 pc.;
stew - jar;
vegetable oil – 30 ml.

Cooking method:

Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots coarsely, fry in oil for 15 minutes on the frying program.
Mix with the stew, pre-soaked cereal, salt and pepper.
Add hot water, program the extinguishing function for 80 minutes. Serve with greens.

Video

If you think that pearl barley porridge is a boring and not very tasty dish, then you have not tried cooking it using a slow cooker. Read our article and include this wonderful grain in your daily diet. We will tell you how to cook pearl barley in a Redmond multicooker and prove that cheap products can be very tasty.

Pearl barley porridge. Classic recipe

This dish will be an excellent breakfast for you if you have a difficult day ahead and need to gain strength for them. It can also be used as a side dish for meat, fish or poultry. How to cook pearl barley in a Redmond multicooker:

To make the porridge crumbly and elastic, rinse two glasses of cereal in running water and do not forget to sort it out with your hands.
After this, soak the pearl barley for a couple of hours in warm water.
When the required time has passed, drain the cereal in a colander and drain with water.
Set the device to the “Porridge” mode, put pearl barley, 50 grams of butter, salt into the bowl and pour in two glasses of clean water.

Cook the porridge with the lid closed for two hours. When the beep sounds, place the hearty dish on plates and serve it to the table.

Barley in the Redmond multicooker with lamb

You can prepare this delicious dish not only for a family dinner, but also serve it to guests. Thanks to its impeccable taste and original design, it will definitely be the center of attention.

Recipe:

Soak two cups of pearl barley in water a couple of hours before cooking.
To make the sauce, take three bunches of green basil and tear off the leaves. Then fold them in half, chop them with a knife and place them in a mortar. Add a pinch of salt to the greens and process with a pestle. Place the basil in a bowl and toss it with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, two minced cloves of garlic and a pinch of salt.
Set the multicooker to the “Bake” mode and heat 75 grams of pine nuts in a bowl. After this, grind half in a mortar, and fry the second part until golden brown. Place the finished nuts into the sauce and stir.
Grate 100 grams of hard cheese on a fine grater, place in a bowl with the greens and nuts and mix again. The barley sauce is ready.
Rub 700 grams of lamb ribs with salt and ground pepper. Fry them in a bowl in a small amount of vegetable oil. Finally add chopped onion and garlic.
Switch the appliance to the “Baking” mode, place the rosemary sprigs and prepared cereal into the bowl. Cook the dish for 40 minutes.

When the porridge is ready, mix it with the sauce and place on a large dish. Arrange the ribs around the edges and serve the dish.

Barley in a multi-pressure cooker "Redmond"

Prepare a tasty and satisfying dish of pearl barley, meat and wild mushrooms. We are sure that your loved ones will love healthy porridge and radically change their attitude towards it. Barley is prepared very simply in the Redmond multicooker:

Cut 400 grams of lean pork into cubes, place in the bowl of the device and fry in vegetable oil for ten minutes. The multicooker should be set to the “Fry/Deep Fry” mode.
After this, add chopped onions, chopped mushrooms and finely grated carrots to the meat. Cook everything together for another five minutes.
Add two multi-cups of washed pearl barley and four glasses of water to the products. Add some salt.

Cook the dish in the “Stew” mode for 20 minutes with the lid closed and the valve closed to allow steam to escape. When the required time has passed, open the valve and stir the porridge.

Pearl barley porridge with stewed meat

After reading this recipe, you will once again be convinced that modern technology greatly simplifies the life of its owners. So, how to prepare pearl barley in the Redmond multicooker. The recipe is:

Rinse and soak two multi-cups of cereal in warm water. To make the porridge crumbly and well-cooked, the pearl barley should be soaked for at least two hours.
Turn on the appliance, pour a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil into the bowl, and then fry the grated carrots and chopped onions in it. At the end, add a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste or one large diced tomato to the vegetables.
Open a can of beef or pork stew, cut the contents into cubes (without removing them) and place in a bowl. Send the prepared cereal there (the liquid should be drained first) and pour in five multi-glasses of clean water.
Place the device in the “Stew”, “Porridge” or “Buckwheat” mode for an hour. 15 minutes before the end of cooking, salt the dish, season with spices and dried garlic.

When the beep sounds, set the multicooker to the “Keep Warm” mode for ten minutes. Serve the finished dish immediately.

Conclusion

As you can see, barley is prepared very simply in the Redmond multicooker. In addition, with the help of this modern device you can make many delicious and healthy dishes that your relatives and friends will certainly love.

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