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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 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Eastern European, Italian
Servings 6
Calories 193 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Measuring Cup
  • 1 instant pot

Ingredients
  

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

Instructions
 

  • Rinse 1 cup pearl barley few times until the water runs clear.
  • Add barley, 2 cups water or broth water and ⅛ teaspoon salt to the pressure cooker. Close the lid and place the pressure valve in the "sealing" position.
    Note: for 1 cup of hulled barley, add 2.5 cups of water and cook for 30 minutes followed by natural release for 10 minutes.
  • 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

One cup of dry barley makes about 3.5-4 cups of cooked barley. 
You can freeze cooked barely in batches and add it straight to soups and stews.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 44.3gProtein: 3.5gFat: 0.7gSaturated Fat: 0.15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.34gSodium: 65mgFiber: 6gSugar: 0.44g
Keyword hulled barley, instant pot barley, pearl barley
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