Instant Pot Pearled Barley

[rockoko]

My first time making pearled barley for the birds!!

Rocky loved it!

Sunny said meh lol

 

[saroj12]

Looks great!

 

[WendyN]

I put too much water in my barley...

 

[rockoko]

I put too much water in my barley...

I googled and used 1: 2 1/2 ratio

 

[saroj12]

did it soak up all the water? how long did you pressure it?

 

[rockoko]

did it soak up all the water? how long did you pressure it?

I did 22 min high pressure, with 3 min NPR then quick release. It looked like there was extra water, but after stirring it was all gone. In my IP excitement I forgot to rinse before cooking, so maybe that helped absorb lol.

 

[WendyN]

Going to give it a try again.
I rinsed mine but probably didn’t drain it well.

 

[charlieboy]

Yum!! I love pearled barley myself

 

[greys4u]

Barley is so good in beef vegetable soup

 

[charlieboy]

Barley is so good in beef vegetable soup

That's EXACTLY how I love my barley!!

 

[FLmom]

Oh man those insta pots have been flying off the shelves at work and I keep thinking I should get one but I’m never home to cook anymore. Do you use the instapot often? Isn’t it much like a croc pot?

 

[rockoko]

Yum!! I love pearled barley myself

I ate some too, plain like the birds and I liked it!

 

[rockoko]

Barley is so good in beef vegetable soup

Sounds delicious!!

 

[rockoko]

Oh man those insta pots have been flying off the shelves at work and I keep thinking I should get one but I’m never home to cook anymore. Do you use the instapot often? Isn’t it much like a croc pot?

I've been using it almost every day since I got it first for bird foods, now I've ventured into people food lol
The crock pot is a slow cooker.

 

[FLmom]

So it really does cook things fast? I know it may seem like a stupid question since it’s called “insta” but will it cook things fast as in beef stew and rice and things that normally take a while to get tender?

 

[rockoko]

So it really does cook things fast? I know it may seem like a stupid question since it’s called “insta” but will it cook things fast as in beef stew and rice and things that normally take a while to get tender?

I cooked boneless chicken thighs in 9 min and frozen boneless chicken thighs in 15 min. There is a warm up period that adds to the cook time that is listed and also a pressure release time amount. I think it's the fact that you don't have to watch over your food while cooking, put it in the pot and walk away, come back after a few minutes and it's ready. That's what makes the pot desirable

 

[greys4u]

I saw a recipe for a Lava Cake, its so good the author calls it Lava Cake, Better Than Sex!!

 

[FLmom]

I’ve been eyeballing them at work all during the holiday season. We don’t have too many left at the moment. I’m waiting for my 35% employee discount day then I’ll snatch one up

 

[saroj12]

I’ve been eyeballing them at work all during the holiday season. We don’t have too many left at the moment. I’m waiting for my 35% employee discount day then I’ll snatch one up

nice!!!

 

[greys4u]

There is also a 3qt. model, with recipes for 6/8 qt. just half the recipe for the 3qt