Toasted Barley With Minced Meat
Published January 28, 2003
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter or extra virgin olive oil
½ pound ground meat: beef, pork, chicken or turkey
1 ½ cups pearl barley
Salt and pepper to taste
10 leaves fresh sage, or 1 teaspoon dried
Large pinch saffron, optional
3 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade, warmed
Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish, optional
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
59 grams carbs; 41 milligrams cholesterol; 453 calories; 8 grams monosaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 14 grams fat; 13 grams fiber; 735 milligrams sodium; 26 grams protein; 3 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Put 1 tablespoon butter or oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. When butter melts or oil is hot, add meat in bits, breaking it up with your fingers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until meat browns, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and immediately add remaining butter or oil, along with barley, to skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until barley is toasted and lightly browned, at least 10 minutes.
- Step 2
Sprinkle barley with salt and pepper and stir in sage and saffron, if using. Add chicken stock all at once, stir a couple of times, and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and cover. Cook about 15 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed and barley is tender. Mixture should still be moist, but there should not be any liquid visible. Stir in reserved meat, taste and adjust seasoning, garnish, and serve.
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I followed the instructions. It took less than five minutes (as opposed to the recipe) to burn the barley on a medium heat and it gave an extremely bitter taste to the entire dish. I proceeded to follow the recipe and in the end the barley tasted both burned and undercooked. The whole dish was a disaster. I actually trashed it since it was impossible to eat. Would not try this again.