Barley porridge in a multicooker

I have read a lot about barley groats and learned that it is rightfully called the best of the best: the most beneficial, the most ancient, the most fiber-rich, and of course, the cheapest. How can you not love such a wonderful cereal?! That's why I cook barley porridge in a multicooker in large quantities at once, as I have a big family. Like any other cereal, barley needs to be rinsed thoroughly. Rinse the groats until the water runs clear from it. After all, when barley is crushed, a lot of dust is formed, which settles in the barley groats.

The secret to cooking almost any porridge lies in a special process called stewing. Stewing the porridge makes it incredibly delicious. In the past, our grandmothers used Russian ovens (they say there's no porridge tastier than the one cooked in an oven). But we have a modern lifesaver - a multicooker. The multicooker is perfect for stewing. We pour the washed groats into the multicooker bowl, add water, salt to taste, and mix. Now we close the lid of the multicooker and select the desired program. Different models may have different names for the program, such as porridge, milk porridge, groats, rice, or buckwheat. Any of these programs will work for cooking porridge. Normally, the preset cooking time for porridge ranges from 35 to 50 minutes. In my multicooker, it's 45 minutes. Now we have free time - the multicooker will cook the porridge on its own.

Butter can be added to the porridge in different ways: you can add it together with the groats, or you can add it to the hot cooked porridge in the bowl. Personally, I do the latter. After the timer notifies me of the end of cooking, I open the lid of the multicooker and put butter on top of the porridge. Then I close the lid again and leave the multicooker on the Keep Warm mode for approximately 10 minutes. During this time, the barley porridge in the multicooker infuses, the butter melts, and seeps into the porridge. The result is a very delicious porridge!

The cooked barley porridge in the multicooker can be served as a side dish with the main course. And of course, it can be served separately. It makes a perfect breakfast. Especially if you sprinkle the porridge with finely chopped herbs and top it with chopped boiled eggs. It turns out to be very delicious, definitely healthy, and guaranteed to be satisfying.