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[bigred1]

What does one do with barley?

for one you can cook it as a side dish. Instead of water use vegetable or chicken broth to give it more flavor.

 

[RickN]

What does one do with barley?

I use it in place of rice since it is lower carb. Anything you can do with rice, you can do with barley. I have made Mexican fried barley, Cilantro lime barley, Chinese shrimp fried barley, etc, etc. Last night I cooked it in chicken broth as a bed for cranberry orange pork loin.

 

[bigred1]

Also when served as a side it's good with some red rooster sauce (sriracha) on it too. But I like that sauce a lot anyway. It doesn't get as much play as rice but it's one of the "good" grains.

 

[Okie4570]

I use it in place of rice since it is lower carb. Anything you can do with rice, you can do with barley. I have made Mexican fried barley, Cilantro lime barley, Chinese shrimp fried barley, etc, etc. Last night I cooked it in chicken broth as a bed for cranberry orange pork loin.

Interesting I'll have to give it a try

 

[RickN]

Interesting I'll have to give it a try

It is a little chewy and has a mild nutty flavor, but is the lowest carb grain. I like to make about 2 cups in my rice cooker. Keep it in the frig over night and the next evening make chicken or shrimp fried barley using Sun Bird Fried Rice seasoning mix. Some peas and carrots, green onion, a couple eggs and you are good to go.

If you do not already have one, I highly recommend getting a good rice steamer. Makes cooking rice or barley so much easier. Use the white rice setting for barley. I have the older version of this.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Aroma-8-Cup-Programmable-Rice-Grain-Cooker-Steamer/19756393

 

[Aries]

Unless you have celiac desease. In which case, stay away from barley!

 

[bigred1]

Well, if you have celiac disease ya gotta stay away from wheat and rye too. People that have certain diseases should already be aware of what they can and can't consume.

 

[Aries]

Yeah, people don't always think about barley though.

 

[O4L]

What does one do with barley?

Well first you malt it then dry it using peat and make a very tasty whisky with it.

 

[Okie4570]

Well first you malt it then dry it using peat and make a very tasty whisky with it.

That's the only thing I knew of so I figured I'd ask lol.