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Instant pot with cooked barley grains and a wooden spoon.

Instant Pot Barley

Nataliia
Instant Pot barley comes out perfectly tender and fluffy every time. You will need only 3 ingredients and 30 minutes to prepare pearl or hulled barley in your pressure cooker. Use it as a side dish or add to salads, stews and soups.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Eastern European, Italian
Servings 6
Calories 135 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Measuring Cup
  • 1 instant pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pearl barley or hulled, see notes
  • 2 cups water or broth, *see notes below for hulled barley
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Rinse barley few times until the water runs clear.
  • Add barley, water and salt to the pressure cooker. Close the lid and place the pressure valve in the "sealing" position.
  • Choose high pressure and set the timer for 22 minutes. Once the cooking time is over, let it naturally release for 10 minutes followed by a quick release for the remaining steam.
  • Open the lid carefully and serve barley.

Notes

*hulled barely: add 2.5 cups of water and cook for 30 minutes followed by 10 minutes natural release.
  • you can freeze cooked barely in batches and add it straight to soups and stews.
  • the serving size is ½ cup of cooked barley per person.
  • the nutrition facts are not to be used as medical advice and they are for informational purposes only.

Nutrition

Calories: 135kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 3.5gFat: 2gSodium: 65mgFiber: 7g
Keyword hulled barley, instant pot barley, pearl barley
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