Such a dish as perlotto began to appear on our tables and on our menu not long ago. It is in tune with what we are already familiar with, identical to it in the method of preparation, but slightly adapted to the local cuisine. This dish, which has a velvety and delicate texture, is prepared not from rice, but from pearl barley. Perlotto is great for family lunches and dinners, both as a side dish and as an independent main course. As in the case of risotto, the grain comes to the fore here, and the remaining ingredients are offered only as hearty or light additions to it. Vegetables, meat products, and seafood delicacies go well with pearl barley. My recipe today is perllotto with pumpkin and two types of onions in a slow cooker.
Ingredients:
- pearl barley – 1 cup.
- pumpkin – 300 grams.
- red onion – 1 pc.
- leek - 1 stalk.
- garlic – 3 cloves.
- vegetable broth (or water) – 600 ml.
- cheese – 100 grams.
- bay leaf – 1-2 pcs.
- salt - to taste.
- black peppercorns – 2-3 pcs.
- olive oil – 1 teaspoon.
How to cook perlotto with pumpkin in a slow cooker:
1. Chop both types of onions. Cut red into thin half rings, leek into rings. If you were unable to purchase leeks, then you can replace them with regular onions.
Place the vegetables in a multicooker bowl (don’t forget to pour a small amount of olive oil on the bottom). Set the multicooker to the “Frying” mode and set the timer to 25 minutes. We will fry the onion for 10 minutes.
2. Peel the pumpkin by cutting off the skin and removing the seeds. Cut the pulp into small cubes. Pass the garlic through a press or finely chop it. Place the prepared vegetables in a bowl and fry for 10 minutes.
3. Add pearl barley to the vegetables, fry everything together for the remaining 5 minutes until the sound signal signals the end of the program.
Although the classic version of perlotto is prepared from dry cereal, I still recommend pouring cold water over the pearl barley before cooking (6-8 hours before). This will reduce the cooking time by 25-30 minutes.
4. Switch the multicooker to the “Stewing” mode (Pilaf is also suitable), set the time to 40 minutes. Pour the broth into the bowl in small portions (I used a 150 ml ladle). Simmer, stirring and adding broth as the pearl barley absorbs it.
You can use chicken or vegetable broth. If you don't have it on hand, add plain water.
5. With the last portion of the broth, about 10 minutes before readiness, add seasonings: bay leaf, pepper and salt
6. Grate the cheese (parmesan is the best option) on a medium grater and divide into 2 equal parts. After the multicooker has completed its work, add one of them to the bowl and mix. When the cheese has melted, the dish is ready.
Pearl barley, a barley grain, is recommended to be eaten more often by people on a weight loss diet. Per 100 g of dry pearl barley there are 73 g of complex carbohydrates with a lot of fiber. Therefore, pearl barley porridge copes well with the feeling of hunger.
A good combination is pearl barley with pumpkin. The pearl barley itself has a neutral taste, and the pumpkin is sweetish, but not cloying. Together the result is a very tasty and aromatic dietary porridge - an excellent lunch for those who want to lose weight.
Peculiarities
Of course, if the diet allows only vegetables or dairy products, you should follow the recommendations of nutritionists. But a number of diets allow you to include barley porridge with pumpkin in the daily menu:
- Carbohydrate diet. This system is based on the daily consumption of cereals rich in slow carbohydrates. You can eat pearl barley-pumpkin porridge every day if you wish.
- Dukan diet (protein version). A plate of pearl barley can be added to the daily diet at a certain stage of the diet. It is rich in vegetable protein - more than 9 g per 100 dry cereals.
- Pearl barley mono-diet. Barley with various vegetables is the basis of the diet.
Important! You can lose weight without following a specific diet plan, but simply by controlling your diet. Food is energy. If you receive less than you spend, excess weight will inevitably “melt away”. The unit of food energy is the kilocalorie (kcal).
To lose weight you need:
- Calculate how many calories your body burns per day.
- Consume with food less of what is spent, at least 200-300 kcal.
- If the weight does not go away, further reduce the calorie content of your daily food intake.
To obtain accurate information, you should write down all the meals you eat during the day, calculating their energy value (calorie content).
Due to its low calorie content, vegetarian pearl barley porridge with pumpkin will come in handy for weight loss.
How to cook
The process of preparing pearl barley-pumpkin porridge has its own characteristic features. When cooked, pearl barley may turn an unpleasant blue-violet color. In addition, it is quite tough, it takes a long time to cook until soft.
Therefore, before cooking, the cereal is washed several times with cool water, and then soaked for several hours (at least 5-6). Then pour in fresh cold water, bring to a boil on the stove, and remove. The cereal should be washed again. Now it can be used to prepare a dish.
Pumpkin for porridge can be fresh or frozen. To freeze the vegetable, peel it, remove seeds, cut it into pieces, pack it in bags, place it in the freezer, and take it out 2-3 hours before cooking. Frozen pumpkin retains many beneficial substances. For cooking, the peeled pumpkin pulp is cut into small cubes.
Important! Be sure to check the freshness of the products. The cereal should not have a musty smell. Fresh pumpkin pulp remains elastic and does not spread or fall apart. The taste of the finished dish depends on the quality of the products.
Pearl barley porridge with pumpkin is good for its universal taste. You can add sweetness to it with honey or a little sugar. Or you can season it with pepper, onions, and spicy spices.
Popular recipes
Barley and pumpkin porridge is prepared on the stove, in the oven or in a slow cooker. It is more convenient to prepare the dish in the oven or slow cooker, since pearl barley takes a long time to boil.
General rules for all recipes in a slow cooker and oven:
- For cooking, choose medium-sized vegetables. They are first washed with cool water and cleaned.
- Salt and spices are added to taste.
- Calorie content of dishes and ingredients is indicated per 100 g.
- During cooking, water is poured so that its level is 2 cm above the ingredients.
In a pot with sweet peppers
Components:
- pearl barley – 200 g;
- pumpkin pulp – 200 g;
- carrots – 1 pc.;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- tomato – 1 pc.;
- bell pepper – 1 pc.
Steps:
- Chop vegetables, onions.
- To fill with water.
Attention! To season the dish, use oil - butter or vegetable. The main thing is not to get carried away - the energy value of the oil is high. The calorie content of pearl barley-pumpkin porridge with pepper without oil is 110 kcal.
With mushrooms in a slow cooker
Components:
- pearl barley – 200 g;
- pumpkin pulp – 300 g;
- fresh champignons – 200 g;
- water – 1 tbsp.;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- carrots – 1 pc.
Steps:
- Clean and chop the mushrooms.
- Chop onions, carrots.
- Place cereals, mushrooms, and vegetables into the multicooker bowl.
- To fill with water.
- Set the “Groats” (or “Pilaf”, depending on the model) mode for 1 hour.
After an hour, you need to check the readiness of the pearl barley. If the cereal is too hard or there is water left in the bowl, add more cooking time. The finished cereal becomes loose and easy to chew. Calorie content – 110 kcal.
Important! Mushrooms, carrots, and onions can be fried in oil. Of course, this will make the porridge even tastier, but its calorie content will inevitably increase.
With garlic and dill
Components:
- pearl barley – 200 g;
- pumpkin pulp – 200 g;
- carrots – 1 pc.;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- garlic – 4-5 cloves;
- fresh dill – 50 g.
Steps:
- Chop vegetables, onions, garlic, dill.
- Place cereals and vegetables into cooking pots.
- To fill with water.
- Cover the pots with lids and simmer in the oven for an hour (200 degrees).
Calorie content – 110 kcal.
Sweet
Sometimes even on a diet you crave sweets. Sweet pearl barley porridge with pumpkin will be your salvation.
Components:
- pearl barley – 200 g;
- pumpkin pulp – 300 g;
- sugar (or honey), butter.
Steps:
- Boil the cereal on the stove until cooked. As it boils, add water. Cooking time is about an hour.
- Cut the pumpkin into pieces and place on a sheet of foil.
- Heat the oven to 180 degrees, bake the pumpkin for 15 minutes.
- Drain the water from the cereal, add the prepared pumpkin to it, and stir.
- Add 1 tsp to a plate of porridge. butter, honey to taste.
The calorie content of the dish without butter and honey is 110 kcal. Calorie content of 1 plate of porridge (150 g) with butter, honey (sugar) – 310 kcal.
With chicken breast
Diet chicken breast will turn pearl barley porridge into a complete lunch.
Components:
- pearl barley – 150 g;
- pumpkin pulp – 150 g;
- carrots – 1 pc.;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- chicken breast without skin – 100 g.
Steps:
- Cut vegetables, onions, chicken breast (pieces).
- Place cereals, vegetables, and chicken into cooking pots.
- To fill with water.
- Cover the pots with lids and simmer in the oven for an hour (200 degrees).
Calorie content – 200 kcal.
conclusions
It is important to understand the general principle of preparing pearl-pumpkin porridge, and then you can independently create recipes for its preparation with your favorite ingredients.
Barley porridge with pumpkin will be loved not only by people on a diet. This hearty, tasty dish is a great lunch for fans of healthy eating. Barley contains more than a dozen vitamins and minerals necessary for humans. Pumpkin is no less useful. Together, these products are a successful duet for creating a tasty and healthy dish.
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Hello! Today I want to talk about cooking pearl barley with pumpkin in a slow cooker. The secret of delicious pearl barley porridge lies in proper preparation of the cereal. The barley needs to be filled with cold water so that it swells overnight. This type of cereal cooks quickly and becomes soft. Pearl barley porridge is beneficial for the human body, and doubly so with pumpkin.
The porridge will be more nutritious and flavorful if you first fry the vegetables. Let's say you can fry onions with carrots and pumpkin. It is recommended to fry the swollen cereal for 2-3 minutes. You need to take twice as much water as pearl barley. And so that the equipment does not heat the water, you need to add hot liquid. The pumpkin must be freed from seeds and hard skin. You can cut the vegetable coarsely, as in any case the pumpkin will become soft.
To prepare porridge, you can use the “Pilaf” or “Porridge” program. Pearl barley porridge with pumpkin pieces is quite satisfying, the grains are soft and steamed. This porridge can be eaten for lunch or dinner. It can be served as a main course for lunch.
Ingredients for making pearl barley
- Pumpkin – 100 g.
- Pearl barley – 1 tbsp.
- Grated carrots – 4 tbsp.
- Drinking water – 2 tbsp.
- Onions – 1 pc.
- Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
- Ground black pepper – 0.35 tsp.
- Bay leaf – 1 pc.
- Table salt - to taste.
How to cook delicious pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker
Look through the pearl barley and select large debris. Pour the cereal into a bowl; fill it with cold water. Place in the refrigerator overnight. After this, rinse the pearl barley thoroughly with water.
Peel the pumpkin and cut into medium cubes. 
Remove the skins from the onions and chop the onion into small pieces. In a slow cooker, fry the onion for 3 minutes with the addition of olive oil. You can use ready-made grated carrots. Frozen vegetables will also work. Add carrots to onions, fry for 5 minutes. 
Then add the chopped pumpkin. Fry the vegetables, stirring with a silicone spatula. 
Now pour the pearl barley into the pan, stir, fry for a couple of minutes. 
Add bay leaf, salt and pepper to your liking. Cereals can also be cooked with meat seasonings. 
All that remains is to pour water and close the lid. Turn on the “Pilaf” program for 45 minutes. It is recommended to keep the cereal in the “Heating” option for about half an hour, longer if possible. 
Serve delicious pearl barley with pumpkin. The result was a healthy and flavorful porridge. Bon appetit! 
Do you want to cook a tasty and satisfying dish? Then you should go to the store to buy a beautiful pumpkin and some pearl barley. Barley with pumpkin in a slow cooker is an unusual combination. The porridge turns out very tasty and satisfying. You can call ordinary pearl barley, cooked together with pumpkin, a small masterpiece, the unleavened pearl barley acquires such an unusual taste.
Many housewives do not like to cook pearl barley. They are probably afraid of difficulties, because it takes effort to cook pearl barley correctly. When you have a multicooker at home, there are no problems with cooking, everything is simple and clear. All that remains is to prepare the necessary set of products and set the desired mode. Let's check if this is true and prepare pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker.
Products:
- pearl barley - half a glass or 200 g;
- pumpkin – 250 g;
- curry – 1 tsp;
- salt, spices - optional;
- oil – 1 tsp;
- water – 0.5 l.
- Pour the pearl barley into the multicooker, add water, close the lid of the device, and leave for 8 hours. It’s more convenient to do this at night so that you can start the cooking process in the morning, or vice versa, pour the cereal in the morning before work, and in the evening prepare a delicious dinner for the whole family.
- Wash the pumpkin and cut into small pieces (the skin must be cut off).
- Place the pumpkin pieces in the multicooker bowl, add all the spices, pour in water (2 cups).
- Cook in the “Grain” mode, time – half an hour.
- When you hear a beep, it means that the timer has worked and you can open the lid of the device to try the porridge. You need to mix it, add butter (this is optional). If you are on a diet, instead of butter, you can add any vegetable oil to the porridge: olive oil, grape seed oil or flaxseed oil will add flavor to the finished dish.
Place a few spoons of colorful porridge on a plate and garnish with fresh chopped herbs. You can serve this porridge with chopped walnuts, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds. Enjoy your meal!
Dietary pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker
Who said that dieting is boring and tasteless? Let's dispel these myths and prepare healthy and very tasty pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker. A set of products can be found in every home, and you will spend little time on preparation.
Prepare the following foods:
- pearl barley – 1 cup;
- carrots – 1 pc.;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- pumpkin – 400 g;
- vegetable oil – 3 tbsp;
- salt, ground black pepper - to taste;
- cumin - half a teaspoon.
How to cook pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker:
- Pour 1 cup of cereal into a deep bowl, add water, and leave for 8 hours.
- In the morning, the remaining water must be drained and refilled with a fresh portion of water. Let it sit for a little while longer, we need to prepare the vegetables.
- The pumpkin needs to be peeled, seeds removed and the skin cut off. This is very difficult, so you will have to try or ask someone at home to do this part of the work.
- The pumpkin needs to be cut into cubes.
- Peel the carrots and onions, cut the vegetables into large pieces so that they are approximately the same size as the pumpkin.
- Grind the cumin in a separate container. Of course, a special wooden bowl with a mortar is ideal for these purposes, but if you don’t have such utensils in your household, try grinding the cumin in a bowl, the smell will be amazing!
- Let's move on directly to the cooking process: you need to pour vegetable oil into the bowl of the device and pour out all the chopped vegetables. All you have to do is select the appropriate cooking mode - this is the “Frying” program, time 15 minutes, fry the vegetables under a closed lid.
- 5 minutes before the end of the program, you need to add the cereal to the vegetables (don’t forget to drain all the water!) and continue to fry the vegetables along with the pearl barley.
- When the program ends, you need to fill the contents of the multicooker with water so that it covers the vegetables by 2 cm, and then turn on the “Pilaf” program.
- 10 minutes before the end of the program, you are allowed to open the lid of the device to add cumin, salt and pepper. If desired, add a bay leaf (if you like), mix and continue cooking the pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in the slow cooker for another 10 minutes.
As soon as the signal sounds, you can turn off the device and leave the porridge under the closed lid so that it simmers a little more. Well, if you really want to try a tasty and healthy dish, then open the lid and immediately pour in the pearl barley porridge with pumpkin prepared in a slow cooker.
Pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker with additives
If you prepare pearl barley according to all the rules, you will get such a porridge that is very tasty. It was not for nothing that Peter the Great himself was delighted with pearl barley. Let's prepare pearl barley porridge in a slow cooker with some spices. The porridge will turn out not only tasty, but also very aromatic.
Ingredients:
- pearl barley – 150 g;
- pumpkin – 400 g;
- salt and pepper - to taste;
- olive oil – 2 tbsp;
- spicy dried herbs: basil, oregano, tarragon.
Subtleties of the workflow:
- The key to a successful dish is properly cooked cereal. The pearl barley must be soaked in water in advance so that when cooked it becomes tender and crumbly, and not a sticky lump. By the way, in Rus', pearl barley was not first soaked in water, but was simmered for a long time in Russian ovens, and only several decades later we learned from Finnish housewives that it is best to pre-soak pearl barley in water for at least 10 hours. It’s more convenient to do this at night or if you want to prepare a hearty dish for dinner, then pour cold water (1 liter) over the cereal right in the morning. In the evening, after returning from work, you can start cooking delicious pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker.
- After 10 hours (minimum 5, maximum 12 hours), the water should be drained and the cereal should be placed in a colander to get rid of any remaining liquid.
- The second step is cooking the cereal. With a multicooker, everything is simple, pour out the pearl barley, fill it with water so that it covers the cereal by 2-3 cm and close the lid of the device. Next, select the “Porridge/Grains/Rice” mode and entrust the cooking process to our assistant.
- Step three - you need to prepare the pumpkin. We clean, remove the seeds (do not throw away, they are good for health!), cut the pumpkin into small cubes.
- Now this: either empty the bowl of the device in order to fry the pumpkin, or do it on the stove: fry the raw pumpkin in vegetable oil until golden brown, sprinkle chopped dry herbs on top, don’t forget about salt. Stir and simmer the pumpkin with spices for 10 minutes. If we cook in a slow cooker, then turn on the “Stew” mode, and fry the pumpkin using the “Frying” program, time - 7 minutes.
- Place the prepared pumpkin in the multicooker bowl or vice versa, it depends on how you cooked the pumpkin, mix, close the lid of the device and continue cooking the delicious pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in the multicooker in the “Stew” mode for 10 minutes. You will have to keep track of the time yourself. For powerful appliances, you can simmer pearl barley with pumpkin for 5 minutes.
That's all, all that remains is to put the healthy porridge on plates and treat your family. The dish turned out to be aromatic and very tasty, and also filling. Don’t worry, this is a dietary dish and you won’t gain extra weight.
Cooking tips:
- When choosing pumpkin, give preference to sweet varieties.
- It is advisable that the pumpkin be bright, orange, then the porridge will turn out to be a beautiful shade.
- Barley, if cooked correctly, gets very soft, don't forget about it.
- Don’t rush to add a lot of salt and spices; the finished porridge should sit. So it’s better to under-salt than to over-salt a dish.
Pearl barley porridge with pumpkin and mushrooms in a slow cooker
Do you want something hearty and tasty? We suggest not to waste time and prepare a hearty dish - pearl barley porridge with pumpkin and mushrooms in a slow cooker. Despite the impressive list of ingredients, this porridge is prepared quickly and easily.
Products:
- pearl barley – 200 g;
- pumpkin – 500 g;
- champignons – 200 g;
- onions and carrots - 1 pc.;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- vegetable oil – 1 tbsp;
- spices and salt - to taste;
- water – 250 ml.
- In the evening, you need to rinse the pearl barley and add water (for 1 glass of pearl barley, 1 liter of water). Leave for 8-10 hours.
- The pumpkin needs to be washed, peeled, pulp removed and cut into cubes.
- Onions and carrots also need to be peeled and chopped. Carrots can be cut into rings.
- The mushrooms also need to be washed and cut into thin slices.
- Pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl, add mushrooms, onions, carrots and pumpkin. All components do not need to be mixed; close the lid of the device. Next, you need to select the optimal cooking mode - it will be “Baking”, set the time to 20 minutes. Stir the ingredients periodically so that they fry evenly until a beautiful golden crust appears.
- The water needs to be drained, the pearl barley should be placed in a colander, shaken several times to drain all the liquid, and only then can the cereal be poured into the multicooker bowl. Gently mix all the ingredients so that they are evenly distributed and the cereal is saturated with vegetable oil.
- Add water so that it covers the cereal completely.
- Add salt, spices, garlic (clean, but do not chop).
- Close the lid of the device, set the “Pilaf” program, the cooking time for pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in the multicooker is 1 hour.
- After the signal, you can open the lid to check the readiness of the porridge. If you see that there is still water in the multicooker bowl, then you need to extend the cooking time by another 15 minutes so that the pearl barley has time to absorb all the liquid.
That's all, the healthy and satisfying porridge is ready, you need to put it on plates and invite your family to the table. Eat carefully to avoid getting burned. Bon appetit!
Pearl barley milk porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker
You have no idea how tasty ordinary pearl barley can be if you cook it according to all the rules, and even in a slow cooker. If you don’t believe me, then try to see for yourself, and we will tell you an excellent recipe for preparing a hearty and healthy meal.
What products do you need:
- pearl barley – 200 g;
- pumpkin – 400 g;
- quince – 1 pc.;
- sugar – 1 tbsp;
- milk – 1.5 cups;
- vanilla sugar - half a bag;
- a pinch of salt;
- butter – 1 tsp;
- nuts, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds - to taste.
How to cook pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker:
- Pearl barley should be thoroughly washed and filled with cold water. For 1 glass of cereal you will need 1 liter of water. Leave the cereal overnight (at least 5-8 hours).
- While the pearl barley is infusing, you can prepare the pumpkin and quince (you can take an apple instead of quince), peel, remove the core, and cut into small cubes.
- Pour the cereal into the container of the device, place pieces of quince and pumpkin on top, add sugar and salt. You don't have to mix it. Fill with water (1 glass).
- Turn on the “Extinguishing” program, set the time to 50 minutes. When the barley has boiled a little, you can open the lid of the device, mix the barley porridge with pumpkin in the slow cooker and pour in milk. Don't forget to add vanilla sugar (this is optional).
- After the signal, taste the pearl barley. She should be ready by now. By the way, if you want the pumpkin not to fall apart, then you need to put it in 15 minutes before the end of the program.
- Pour warm milk over the pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker, continue cooking in the “Stew” mode for another 10 minutes.
Pearl barley porridge with pumpkin and dried fruits in a slow cooker
This festive recipe for preparing a real Slavic Christmas dish. This porridge is called - juicy and is prepared in different ways. We suggest preparing pearl barley porridge with pumpkin and dried fruits in a slow cooker.
Cooking products:
- pearl barley – 250 g;
- pumpkin – 300 g;
- nuts – 100 g;
- raisins and dried apricots – 50 g each;
- poppy – 100 g;
- honey - 2 tbsp;
- water – 500 ml.
Cooking pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker:
- Sochivo or kutya is prepared on the eve of Christmas and served for dinner. To avoid fiddling around in the kitchen for a long time, let’s prepare this dish in a slow cooker. We need the pearl barley to be crumbly, so the barley needs to be pre-soaked in water. This way it will cook faster.
- Let's prepare the remaining ingredients: peel the pumpkin, cut out the middle, remove the seeds and cut the pumpkin pulp into small cubes.
- Soak raisins and dried apricots in boiled water.
- Drain the water from the pearl barley, pour it into the multicooker bowl, and fill it with water (2 cups of water for 1 cup of pearl barley). Cook pearl barley in the “Rice/Porridge” or “Grains” mode, cooking time 30-40 minutes. We test the readiness of the cereal 5 minutes before the end of the program.
- While the pearl barley is cooking, you can chop the dried apricots and chop the nuts (it is better to cut the walnut kernels into 4 parts).
- Pour the poppy seeds into a separate container and pour boiling water over them, leave for 5 minutes, drain the water and pour in again. After the 3rd time, leave the poppy seed in the water for 5 minutes.
- To improve the taste of the finished dish, it is advisable to dry the nuts in a dry frying pan. By the way, you can add not only walnuts to the porridge, but also any others.
- As soon as you hear the signal, you can open the lid of the device to add poppy seeds (drain the water), nuts, raisins and dried apricots. Mix all ingredients carefully.
- Add the last product – honey, close the lid of the device and turn on the “Warming” program. Leave the pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in the slow cooker for 5 minutes.
That's it, the holiday meal is ready. We put it on a plate and place it in the center of the festive table.
Pearl barley porridge with pumpkin and chicken in a slow cooker
Pearl barley is very beneficial for the body. Not every one of us likes this cereal, but in vain. It helps to improve the functioning of the intestines, cleanses the body of toxins, and helps with poisoning. You can prepare pearl barley in different ways; solo it is not as tasty as with various additives. A great combination is pearl barley, chicken breast and pumpkin.
Ingredients:
- pearl barley - 1 cup;
- pumpkin – 200 g;
- chicken breast – 200 g;
- onion and carrot – 2 pcs.;
- oil – 2 tbsp;
- salt, spices - at your discretion.
How to cook pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker:
- The pearl barley should be filled with water and left overnight. This way it will cook 2 times faster and will be tender and crumbly.
- Don't forget to drain the remaining water before cooking the pearl barley.
- Pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and turn on the “Frying” program. The time will be set automatically - 15 minutes.
- You need to peel the vegetables and cut them into large cubes.
- Wash the chicken breast under running water and cut into cubes.
- First fry the meat in the multicooker bowl, then add the vegetables, do not forget about spices and salt. Stir, fry vegetables and meat until golden brown.
- We transfer the prepared vegetables into a separate dish, and pour pearl barley into the multicooker bowl, pour in water (2 glasses), close the lid of the device and set the “Porridge/Rice” or “Cereals” program. Cooking time for pearl barley is 30 minutes.
- After half an hour, even if the cereal is not cooked, open the lid to add meat and fried vegetables. Mix everything, taste the dish, you may want to add more salt or add your favorite spices.
- We set the program: this is “Stewing”, time – 20 minutes. At the end of the program, we test the readiness of pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker.
Place the hot porridge on plates and garnish with fresh herbs. Help yourself!
Pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker. Video
Barley with pumpkin in a slow cooker turns out very tasty and aromatic. Even those who were distrustful of boiled barley eat this dish with pleasure for breakfast, afternoon tea, and even dinner. Moreover, you can create the porridge both sweet and salty - according to your taste. You can even add a little orange flavoring - the porridge will have a citrus taste and a bright orange color - even children will not guess that it was created with pumpkin.
Remember that pearl barley takes a long time to prepare, so you can soak the barley in boiling water in the evening so that by the morning it will swell properly and boil for less time. Under no circumstances close the lid of the equipment when you cook pearl barley - copious foam will form, which will spill over the edges of the equipment and you will have to wash it completely!
So, prepare the necessary ingredients to prepare pearl barley porridge with pumpkin in a slow cooker and let’s start cooking!
Rinse pearl barley in several waters until the liquid becomes completely transparent.
Then pour the washed cereal into the multicooker bowl and add salt and granulated sugar there.
Pour in warm water, preferably boiling water, activate the “Cooking” or “Porridge” mode on the display for 40 minutes, boil the dish without covering the appliance with a lid. 5 minutes before readiness, add butter and stir into the porridge.
Peel a piece of pumpkin and grate it using a fine mesh grater. Add to the bowl 5 minutes before ready, stir. Wait for the sound signal, stir again and close the lid of the appliance, leaving the dish in the warming mode for 10 minutes. During this time, the pearl barley will absorb pumpkin aroma and taste, excess liquid, and become juicy and aromatic.
Place the pearl barley porridge with pumpkin cooked in a slow cooker into serving bowls and serve warm.
Have a nice day!
