Barley with vegetables: step by step 🍲 recipe with photo

Kitchen appliances and utensils:measuring cup, deep frying pan with a lid, stove, bowls, knife, cutting board, coarse grater, spatula, saucepan, colander.

Ingredients

Vegetable oil	50 ml
Pearl barley	2/3 stack
Bow	1 PC.
Carrot	1 PC.
Water	1.2-1.4 L
Bay leaf	2-3 pcs.
Salt	taste

Step cooking

Boiled pearl barley is cooked until tender. To do this, fill 2/3 cups of cereal with 0.5-0.6 liters of salted water to taste and cook over low heat for about 40 minutes. When the porridge is ready, put it in a colander to let the liquid drain.
Dice the onion. Rub the carrots on a coarse grater. Pour 50 ml of vegetable oil into the preheated pan.
We spread the onion in the butter and pass it, stirring constantly, as a result, it should become golden brown.
Pour the carrots to the onion.
Once the vegetables have a golden hue, pour in about 0.5 liters of hot water and let it stew for 15-20 minutes.
After this time, the water boils, add another gram of 100-200 hot water and bring to a boil. Salt the roast to taste.
Put 2-3 bay leaves in a pan, mix everything.
Gently spread the prepared porridge from above and carefully, without stirring, distribute it over the vegetable mass.
Gently add a little hot water - so that it covers the porridge for a finger and a half. We close the pan with a lid and simmer the dish for 25 minutes on very low heat. Turn off the heat and let the dish brew for at least 20 minutes.
The porridge is crumbly and very fragrant, saturated with a vegetable aroma. It can be used as a side dish or as an independent dish.

Useful Tips

To barley cooked faster, soak the cereal (preferably at night) in warm water.
If desired, you can add other ingredients to such a dish - mushrooms, stew, meat, bell peppers, tomatoes, tomato paste, green peas.
For frying vegetables, you can take olive or butter.
If desired, the same dish can be steamed.