Pearl barley is an extremely useful cereal whole-grain food product, made from barley by grinding, that is, removing the natural top layer. Peruvian caloric content is close to wheat, contains a lot of substances that are very valuable for the human body: vitamins, vegetable protein, and minerals (compounds of phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and iron). Usually, the pearl barley is used for making porridges, various compound fillings for complex dishes and soups.
Correctly prepared soups with pearl barley are good for dietary nutrition.
Tell you how to cook pearl soup. It should be recalled that the pearl bar offered to us by trade networks mostly differs by "numbers" from 1 to 5, that is, by grain sizes (1 and 2 are the largest grain, of course, it is preferable for culinary purposes). But, in any case, it is better to cook a pearl bar for soup separately, since it must be pre-soaked, washed, it's not a quick thing.
Soup with pearl barley and mushrooms on meat broth - recipe
Ingredients:
- pearl barley - 1 glass;
- meat chicken (fillet from the breast) - 400 g;
- spices ground (curry mixture, for example);
- onion - 1 pc .;
- champignons - 200 g;
- pulp pulp - 150 g;
- greens (parsley, coriander, etc.);
- natural butter - 30 g;
- garlic - 2 cloves.
Preparation
From evening or hour for 3 before the preparation of soup pearl barley is poured with boiling water. At the estimated time, we sweep the swollen cereal with cold water, fill it with clean water and cook until almost ready (it will take 30-40 minutes). We do not need all the cooked pearl barley, the rest is used as a side dish for another dish.
Chicken meat cut into short strips, mushrooms - not too small, onions - quarter rings, pumpkin pulp - small cubes.
Well warm in a thick-walled pot or saucepan butter (you can immediately take ghee) and lightly fry together meat, onions and mushrooms. During frying, we actively manipulate the scapula. Reduce the heat and extinguish within 15 minutes (you can pour a little water if necessary).
Fill the pan with water, add pearl barley and pumpkin, boil for 8-12 minutes. Season soup with a small amount of spices, as well as chopped garlic and greens. If the diet allows, you can fill the soup with 2 tablespoons of quality tomato paste. Let's put the soup under the lid for another 5 minutes. 5.
To a pearl soup with meat it is good to serve whole grained bread, bread or homemade croutons . You can serve sour cream in a separate bowl.
Pearl soup rassolnik - recipe
Ingredients:
- pearl barley - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- mutton lean on the bone - 1 kg;
- unmilled spices;
- onion - 1 pc .;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- potatoes - 3 pcs.
- greens, including fresh onions;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- pickled cucumbers - 3 pcs. (not large);
- butter - 25 g;
- tomato paste - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
Soak the pearl barley in boiling water in a separate bowl.
Lamb with the addition of spices cook on low heat for about 1 hour and 40 minutes. We extract meat, remove from seeds, cut into small
On the next burner in a frying pan we pass on the creamy butter finely carrots and onions. Add tomato paste and pickled cucumber, cut into small cubes. You can still pour 30 ml of cucumber brine. Tomorrow on fire under the lid is no more than 20 minutes. Turn off the fire and add chopped greens and garlic to the pan. We move the contents of the pan into a saucepan and turn off the fire. We let the soup brew for about 8 minutes. By the way, rassolnik is a wonderful antipode agent.