Barley pilaf with meat

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 50 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make pilaf from barley with meat in a cauldron? Prepare the necessary ingredients. You can take any meat (pork, chicken, turkey), I took beef. Spices, too, choose your favorite ones.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the beef well and cut into small pieces.

3. STEP 3

   

   Heat a cauldron with vegetable oil and fry the meat until golden brown. You can also do this in a frying pan or in a slow cooker.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel the onions and carrots, rinse well and chop. To avoid irritating the mucous membranes of your eyes when cutting onions, rinse the onion and knife with cold water. The cutting board will not absorb the unpleasant onion smell if you rub it with a slice of lemon before cutting.

5. STEP 5

   

   Throw the chopped onion into the meat and fry it.

6. STEP 6

   

   After the onions turn golden, add carrots to the cauldron. Fry everything together for about 5 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add tomato paste along with cumin to the meat and vegetables, stir and fry a little. Tomato paste in this recipe can be replaced with tomatoes in their own juice, fresh tomatoes or ketchup. Add dried barberry and paprika.

8. STEP 8

   

   Peel the top of the garlic head and throw it into the cauldron along with the hot pepper. Pour boiling water over everything about 1.5-2 cm above the meat, add salt and simmer over low heat for about 40 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Rinse the barley well using a sieve or colander and place on a towel to dry.

10. STEP 10

    

    Heat a frying pan without oil and add pearl barley to fry for 5-7 minutes, be sure to stir it so that it does not burn. As a result, the fried barley in pilaf will be crumbly, with a pleasant nutty aroma.

11. STEP 11

    

    Place the prepared barley in a cauldron and pour boiling water about 2 cm above the cereal, simmer under the lid for about 50 minutes until the barley is soft, add water if necessary.

12. STEP 12

    

    Stir the finished pilaf, place on plates and serve, sprinkled with herbs. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

♥tatyna♥

18.09.2023

4.7

You can cook pearl barley with beef in the oven. It turns out delicious too.

Polochka

18.09.2023

4.8

I liked it very much! The pearl barley is soft and delicious! I made it with chicken, my husband and son ate a huge plate each) Thank you!

Julia

18.09.2023

4.7

Thank you very much for the recipe. Now this is our family’s favorite pilaf - I don’t cook it with rice anymore.

Alexander Konoval OFF

18.09.2023

4.6

I like to cook. And I really liked this recipe. I made it and everyone at home liked it. Thanks for the recipe

Marianna Korolko

18.09.2023

4.5

It turned out very tasty. Thank you

Dina

18.09.2023

4.8

The perfect recipe. I cooked in a slow cooker. Delicious! Since purchasing a multicooker, I’ve been improvising with recipes. I want to cook varied and tasty food. The dish is very simple and easy to prepare. The meat is tender and the pearl barley is crumbly. Thank you very much for the recipe!

nice_kitten06

18.09.2023

4.5

I also cooked this pilaf not in a cauldron, but in a slow cooker - but it was from pearl barley with meat. What can I say? Delicious! You'll eat your fingers off. And easy to prepare. I didn’t even think that I would be able to whip up delicious pilaf so easily.