Barley in the oven it turns out soft and crumbly. If you cook barley porridge with chicken, then it will be saturated with chicken juice and it will turn out very delicious side dish... Such a dish is two in one, very convenient for those who do not like to stand at the stove for a long time. Ruddy chicken and delicious appetizing pearl barley turn out to be ready at the same time.

Barley in the oven with chicken recipe

It is believed that you need to tinker with the preparation of barley, since this cereal takes a very long time to reach a soft state. I believe that there is no hassle with her. If you have planned to cook barley in the oven for lunch or dinner, then soak the cereal in advance with the usual cold water... Leave it to stand like this for four hours. This action does not take away any strength, soaked and let it stand. If this is not done, then the preparation of pearl barley can really take a long time. Therefore, for safety reasons and for the correct planning of the cooking time, I recommend performing this simple action - soaking. How to cook barley porridge in the oven, delicious and crumbly, read on.

Ingredients for the recipe

• pearl barley - 2 glasses;
• chicken pieces (drumstick, thigh, wings) - 0.5 kg;
• onion - 1 piece;
• vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. spoons;
• butter- 2 tbsp. spoons;
• salt, pepper, garlic, chicken spices - to taste.

Barley is not only an affordable cereal, but also a real storehouse of vitamins and minerals. Despite the fact that in the old days it was called "rice for men", it still remained a dish for the kings. By the way, the cereal got on the tsar's table only after it had been soaked in water for 12 hours, boiled in fat milk for an hour and simmered in a Russian oven for 2 hours, seasoned with cream.

During the war, barley was included in the soldiers' diet, but it was considered a tough and tasteless cereal. At that time, no one prepared it according to the traditional royal recipe, did not insist, did not torment. But if you cook barley with chicken in the oven correctly, according to the classic Russian recipe for the oven, then you can actually feel like a king or queen, having tasted the dish.

List of required ingredients

For cooking you will need:

• 260 g of pearl barley;
• 250 ml of water;
• 6 pieces of chicken drumsticks;
• salt;
• a pinch of ground pepper;
• 80 g lard.

The ingredient composition is simple, but this does not negate great taste dishes.

To prepare the marinade, take:

• two tablespoons of mild adjika;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• two large heads onions;
• ground black pepper;
• 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise.

Oven barley chicken recipe

The modern housewife is no worse than the tsar's chefs, so she knows for sure that barley should be soaked for 3-4 hours before cooking, pouring cold water. After that, put the pot with cereals on the fire, bring to a boil, reduce the gas and cook for 15 minutes. Add a pinch of salt, add ground black pepper to taste, cover the dishes with a lid, wrap them in a towel and leave them in this state until morning.

The next day we cook barley with chicken in the oven. First, wash and dry chicken drumsticks... Combine all the ingredients for the marinade in a separate container. Chop the garlic and onion very finely with a knife.

Marinate the chicken for a couple of hours. Put the pearl barley steamed overnight in pots. Add the chicken there. Fill with boiling water. The water should be flush with the cereal. Add finely chopped bacon cubes to the pot. Pour in a few tablespoons of the marinade, which until recently contained meat.

Barley is prepared with chicken in a pot in the oven at a temperature of 200 ° C. Time - 50 minutes. After the "royal porridge" is ready, wrap it up and leave to languish for an hour. Serving the dish with big amount greenery, fresh vegetables and homemade sour cream.

Features of the preparation of barley

There are several basic rules for the preparation of this cereal. Knowledge of these will allow a novice and inexperienced housewife to properly cook barley with chicken in the oven, with stew - in a frying pan, porridge with vegetables - in a slow cooker, and so on.

This type of cereal requires preliminary soaking. Ideal for barley - 9-12 hours. Before soaking, it is recommended to sort out the cereals, removing dark particles. When the cereal has absorbed almost all the liquid, it is ready for cooking.

The groats are cooked for a long time, they do not like haste. As soon as the garnish becomes grayish, you can add butter to it, stir and turn off the heat.

Associated Ingredients

Barley porridge turns out to be very tasty not only in combination with chicken meat... In addition to chicken, you can also put mushrooms in the pot. Better if it will Forest mushrooms, which are famous for their richer and brighter aroma. You can also take ordinary store mushrooms, if there is no way to go to the nearest forest for a quiet hunt.

If we talk about meat, then duck, lamb are perfect for cooking in pots, tender beef and classic version- pork. If you need to cook a dietary, lean and low-calorie version of barley, we advise you to put vegetables instead of meat. For example, zucchini will go well with pearl barley, sweet bell pepper, eggplant.

So let's start, we need chicken thighs, onions, carrots, pearl barley, salt and spices.

Step 1: Preparation of pearl barley.
First of all, you need to rinse the pearl barley well, fill it with clean cold water and leave it to swell for at least 10-12 hours.

After this time, I throw the cereals in a colander and rinse well again.

The groats are ready to go!

Step 2: Prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Chicken thighs rinse well, remove excess fat if desired and cut into portions.

Wash onions, peel,

cut into half rings or feathers and

rub a little with your hands.

Now we take any favorite spices and

sprinkle with chopped onions, if there is no salt in the spices, add it the same.

Mix everything well.

Next, wash the carrots, peel
and cut as desired (petals, strips).

Step 3: Quenching.
We put a saucepan or stewpan on the stove, add a little vegetable oil

and lay out the pieces of chicken thighs with the outside side down,

fry until matt or light golden brown on both sides.

Next, spread the chopped onions with spices on the fried chicken.

We close the pan with a lid and leave for 5-10 minutes, after this time, open the lid and mix the chicken and onions.

We do the same with carrots.

We spread it on top of already befriended chicken and onions,

close the lid and stir after 5-10 minutes.

Now pearl barley. Add it to the pan

5-10 minutes covered without stirring, then stir

and add about a couple of glasses of water

so that the water covers the pearl barley a little.

close the pan with a lid and simmer over low heat for 30-40 minutes, until the cereal is cooked.

As a result, the chicken turns out to be very juicy, tender, we just melt in the mouth, the pearl barley is completely boiled and gives the dish some kind of sauce, just great!

Yesterday I finished preparing this dish at 23:00, no one from the family was embarrassed by the late time, everyone came to try).

Cooking time: PT01H00M 1 h.

Barley is a specially refined and processed barley grain. A number of competitors among cereals for preparing porridge are very large, but the high content of vitamin and mineral complexes, protein and fiber make pearl barley porridge the undoubted leader in this list.

To make the cereal boiled and crumbly during cooking, it is recommended to soak it in water for 8-10 hours in advance. You can pour water over the cereal overnight, and start cooking in the morning. It is recommended to soak pearl barley in the ratio - a liter of water per glass of grains (250 ml). Today I will tell you how to cook barley with chicken.

Making barley with chicken is simple, if you follow our recipe.

Step by step cooking

1. We wash the pearl barley, preferably several times, fill it with water overnight.

2. Wash the chicken fillet, dry on a paper towel and cut into small pieces. Rub with salt, pepper and other spices.

3. Peel the onion and carrots. Cut the onion into cubes, the carrots into strips. If desired, you can grate the carrots.

4. Heat the oil in a frying pan (you can use a cauldron or any thick-walled pan), put the pickled chicken fillet into it.

5. After the chicken turns golden brown, add carrots and onions, fry, stirring occasionally.

6. Put the pearl barley in an even layer on top, first drain the water from it, and fill it with broth or water. Do not feel sorry for the liquid, as pearl barley absorbs it well. Pour in water about 2-3 cm above the porridge level.

7. As soon as the liquid boils, reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and simmer the porridge for 45 minutes, until all the liquid has evaporated.

8. Barley porridge with chicken is ready! Stir the porridge before serving. Barley with chicken is a great everyday dish that will add new flavors to your diet.

Video recipe

Nutritionists advise to regularly eat barley porridge, as it contains a lot of complex carbohydrates that help to fill up for a long time. Fiber helps the body cleanse waste products. Due to its high fiber content, pearl barley normalizes bowel function. An additional advantage is the hypoallergenicity of pearl barley dishes. This porridge is able to alleviate the hangover syndrome, as well as the consequences after poisoning.

Barley is a healthy cereal that should be included in the diet. It is often included in medical, sports, baby food... There are many ways to prepare such a product (as in the recipe). Pearl barley is a rich storehouse of valuable nutrients and energy. The main characteristic of barley porridge is its high nutritional value... If you eat pearl barley porridge for breakfast, then the charge of vivacity and energy will last for a long time.

As additives to pearl barley usually meat, various vegetables or mushrooms are used. Also, various tomato or cream sauces are perfectly combined with it.

For improved metabolism and activation of brain activity, it is recommended to use phosphorus, which in the greatest number among cereals it is found in pearl barley.

Barley is an amazing grits! It contains many valuable trace elements, vitamins and antioxidants, including selenium, which is necessary for the body's immune defense. In addition, pearl barley is rich in protein and fiber, which contribute to quick satiety and prevent you from feeling hungry for a long time. Properly prepared barley can surprise even the most sophisticated gourmet with its taste. And in combination with chicken, it turns into a hearty and aromatic second dish that your family will certainly appreciate.

Barley with spicy chicken thighs and vegetables

Oven-baked chicken with pearl barley is perfect for hearty lunch or dinner. The advantage of the recipe is that the dish is prepared very quickly and easily, and the result is invariably pleasing in taste.

Ingredients:

• 350 g of pearl barley;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 onion;
• 6 chicken thighs;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• 1/2 tsp barley salt and 1/2 tsp. salt for pickling the thighs;
• 1/2 tsp curry;
• 1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder;
• 1/2 tsp black pepper;
• 4 tbsp. l. vegetable oil for the marinade and 2 tbsp. l. for greasing a baking sheet.

Recipe:

1. Soak pearl barley for 10 hours, and then rinse with warm water.

   Soak the barley in a high-sided bowl

2. Place the chicken thighs in a deep container and add garlic, salt, curry powder, paprika and black pepper, passed through a press. Top with vegetable oil and mix thoroughly. You need to rub the spices into each thigh so that the meat is properly marinated.
   

   

   It takes 2 hours to marinate the thighs

3. Peel onions and carrots, chop them. Onions - in half rings, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Mix them with pearl barley, from which the water has been drained, and place on a greased baking sheet. Add salt and stir.
   

   

   The baking sheet can be greased not with vegetable, but with the same amount of butter

4. Put chicken thighs on top of cereals and vegetables and pour water onto a baking sheet. There should be enough water so that the chicken pieces are half covered.
   

   

   The same amount of milk can be used instead of water.

5. Bake barley with chicken at 200 ° C for 40-50 minutes. Then turn off the oven and let the dish stand in it for another 15 minutes.
   

   

   The pearl barley turns out to be very tender, and the thighs are spicy and juicy

Be sure to rinse the barley before cooking. It would be best to scald the cereals with boiling water, and then rinse one more time with cold water. This will make the cereal taste very delicate.

Barley pilaf with chicken breast, cooked in the sleeve

In the sleeve, meat with pearl barley is cooked almost without oil, so there are not many calories in this dish. Remember that pearl barley must be soaked for at least 10 hours. Ideally, if you pour the washed pearl barley with water in the morning, and cook in the evening.

Ingredients:

• 300 g chicken fillet;
• 400 g of pearl barley;
• 200 ml of water;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 1 Bell pepper;
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Recipe:

1. Chop the chicken fillet very finely.

   

   Chicken fillet must be skinless and skinless

2. Fry on vegetable oil(1 tbsp. L.).
   

   

   Fry chicken fillet until golden brown

3. Chop the onions and carrots. Dice the onion and grate the carrots.

   

   Vegetables must be fresh

4. Make a fry by adding 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.
   

   

   Carrots and onions should turn golden.

5. Cut the bell peppers into long strips.

   

   Instead of red pepper, you can take green or yellow

6. Put chicken fillet, vegetables and pearl barley, previously washed and soaked for 10 hours, into a sleeve. Add salt, black pepper and 200 ml of water. Tie a sleeve, place it in an ovenproof dish and bake pilaf for 1 hour at 180 ° C.

   

   Pilaf with pearl barley and chicken breast refers to light and low-calorie meals

Barley baked in pots with chicken, mushrooms and cheese

Cereal dishes cooked in ceramic pots differ special taste and very delicate texture... Barley is no exception. And in combination with mushrooms and chicken, you get a great second dish, worthy even of a festive table.

Ingredients:

• 300 g of pearl barley;
• 300 g chicken breast;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 onion;
• 200 g of champignons (or any other mushrooms);
• 200 g of hard cheese;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Recipe:

1. Rinse the pearl barley with warm water and soak for 10 hours. Then drain the water.
   

   

   Barley can be additionally scalded with boiling water

2. Chop the onion in half rings, and the carrots into cubes. Fry vegetables in vegetable oil, adding black pepper to them.
   

   

   Large cubes of carrots will give the dish a special structure.

3. When the vegetables are golden, add the coarsely diced chicken fillet.
   

   

   Vegetables and chicken fillets should be slightly simmered in the pan.

4. Cut the mushrooms into slices.

   

   You do not need to fry the mushrooms, let them give their juice directly in the pots

5. Grate the cheese.