Soaking pearl barley before cooking not only reduces the cooking time of the cereal, but also improves its taste.
Yulia Arkhipova, an expert in the field of cooking, a chef and a fourth-class baker from the online publication Belnovosti, told us how to soak pearl barley correctly.
How to cook delicious pearl barley
To make pearl barley tasty, it must be washed and soaked before cooking.
It is recommended to soak pearl barley for about three hours, but it can be longer. After soaking, be sure to drain the water and rinse the cereal again.
Next, pour water over the pearl barley (three parts water to one part cereal), bring to a boil, add salt and cook over low heat for 30-40 minutes.
You can add a little vegetable oil to the water, this will make the porridge crumbly.
Earlier, the expert told how to make homemade lemon seasonings.
Expert: Julia Arkhipova
