Barley porridge with milk

Barley porridge with milk is one of the most suitable dishes for a proper and healthy breakfast. Porridges are different: liquid, viscous, crumbly, boiled in water, milk or a mixture of water and milk. It can be served as a quick breakfast, side dish or a completely independent dish that does not require any additions. By the way, about additions. Milk barley porridge goes well with fresh fruits, dried fruits, honey and candied fruits.

How to cook barley milk porridge

Do you know how to cook porridge properly?
In order to cook delicious, and most importantly, healthy barley, take a thick-walled, suitable-sized saucepan. Why exactly thick-walled? Yes, because in thick-walled dishes the heat is distributed evenly throughout the volume and the cereal is cooked “correctly” - it slowly languishes.
At the initial stage of cooking, pour water into a saucepan. Combine it with milk. Place a pot of milk mixture on the stove. Bring contents to a boil (over moderate heat).
If you want to cook barley in milk, without adding water, simply replace the amount of water indicated in the ingredients with milk. Such porridge turns out to be even more tasty and nutritious than the one that was boiled in water.

Meanwhile, rinse the barley grits under cool water. It is most convenient to use a fine sieve for this process. As soon as the milk mixture begins to boil, add the washed barley groats into it. Stir immediately - this will prevent the formation of lumps during the cooking process.

Season the contents with a pinch of salt. Adjust the size of the pinch according to your own taste preferences.

Reduce heat and simmer until tender, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. How much to cook barley porridge in milk? In time, the cooking process will take you about 20-25 minutes. Barley will turn out to be quite viscous in consistency.
If you want to cook crumbly porridge, follow the following proportions: for 1 tbsp. cereals - 2.5 cups of milk. For the preparation of liquid, the proportions are as follows: 1 tbsp. cereals for 5 glasses of liquid.

When barley porridge is ready, flavor it with sugar. Sugar can be taken a little less than a tablespoon, or, conversely, for a sweet tooth, use more. You can also use honey instead of sugar, but it is added to the porridge just before serving.
If you plan to serve ready-made porridge with sweet jam or jam, then sugar can generally be excluded from the list of ingredients used.

Mix again with a wooden spoon. Take the saucepan off the fire.

In order for milk barley porridge to turn out with a richer taste, sweat it under the lid for 20-25 minutes. Or send the pan for the same time in a warm oven.

We lay out the prepared barley porridge in milk in plates and serve it to the table.

If desired, you can decorate the finished dish with fresh or frozen berries, fruit pieces, candied fruits. If you have raspberry jam, then it will come in very handy.

Milk barley topped with raspberry jam is just a delicious combination! Enjoy your meal!