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  • Pearl Barley Risotto

    From Ben Collver@1:105/500 to All on Sat Nov 29 06:41:39 2025
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    Title: Pearl Barley Risotto
    Categories: Grains
    Yield: 1 servings

    1 tb Butter (optional)
    1 tb Olive oil
    1 lg White onion
    3 cl Garlic (optional)
    200 g Pearl barley (leftover from
    - making Barley water.)
    100 ml White wine or martini
    600 ml Stock
    50 g Parmesan or Pecorino;
    - up to 100 g, grated
    Seasoning

    This recipe uses a pressure cooker for frying as well as making the
    risotto. This avoids the need to stand over it adding stock a bit at a
    time.

    Fry the onion & garlic (if used) in the oil (or oil & butter) for 3
    minutes or until soft. Add the barley to coat in the remaining oil &
    stir well for 1 minute. Add the wine & continue to stir until it has
    reduced by half. Then add the stock & stir well. Season to taste.
    Seal the pressure cooker & bring to high pressure. Maintain high
    pressure for 8 minutes then allow to de-pressurize naturally. Stir
    well as it will look very wet, then stir in the cheese. You can also
    add more butter.

    This has a very different texture to regular rice based risottos.

    Recipe FROM: <gopher://sdf.org/0/users/guinness0001/Recipes/
    Pearl_Barley_Risotto.txt>

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