Pearl Barley

[txjames]

I've never seen anyone talk about pearl barley. It's high fiber, cheap, filling, and has the lowest GI of any grain I know about. I add some paprika, pepper, green peppers, and onions to mine, but there are all kinds of ways to eat pearl barley.

Since I never see anyone talk about pearl barley, I got to thinking that maybe something is wrong with it. The only problem I could see is that it takes a long time to cook.

What do you think?

 

[BigBallaGA]

Scrummy Pearl Barley Curry

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 3/4 Cup Pearl Barley
• 1 level Tblsp Curry Paste (I like hot!)
• 1 Chopped Onion
• 2 Carrots, chopped
• 1 Clove of Garlic
• 1 Teaspoon of Coconut powder
• Cornflour (approx. 1 heaped teaspoon) and Water mix, to thicken
• Vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 Cup of Vegetable Stock
• 2 Potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 Cup mixed Green Peas
• 1/2 Cup Corn Kernels

Directions:





Boil Pearl Barley for approx 35 minutes. Drain. While this is boiling, fry Onion and Garlic in Vegetable oil until tender.

Stir through curry paste and heat through (approx 1 minute). Stir in Vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Add chopped potato and carrot,and simmer until veggies are tender (approx 30 - 45 mins).

Add Peas and Corn, and stir in Pearl Barley. Heat through. Mix Cornflour, coconut powder and water to a watery paste and add to the curry. Stir until thickened.

Serve this on a bed of couscous or Rice, with pappodums. Very yummy! You can delete or add ingredients to suit. Serves: 4

 

[CowPimp]

I've never seen anyone talk about pearl barley. It's high fiber, cheap, filling, and has the lowest GI of any grain I know about. I add some paprika, pepper, green peppers, and onions to mine, but there are all kinds of ways to eat pearl barley.

Since I never see anyone talk about pearl barley, I got to thinking that maybe something is wrong with it. The only problem I could see is that it takes a long time to cook.

What do you think?

I mention it sometimes. LAM recommended it in some thread one time and I have since been a regular eater of barley. I think it is excellent.

 

[aztecwolf]

barley is awesome i eat it similar to how i would eat rice

 

[Premo55]

I eat barley every day. I eat hulled barley, though.

Peace.

 

[sara]

All beans are great as long they not canned!!!

 

[aggies1ut]

All beans are great as long they not canned!!!

Barley is a grain.

 

[sara]

Barley is a grain.

I knew that
I was thinking of black eye beans

 

[txjames]

Cool. Just wanted to be sure there was nothing wrong with barley. Thanks!

 

[aztecwolf]

canned black eyed peas taste like arse, and dried ones take a little effort to cook, frozen ones are pretty good

 

[BigBallaGA]

its best cooked with a lot of water and then the water drained. its impossible to gauge the perfect amount of water.