Barley With Vegetables

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole hulled barley
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 lb mushroom, sliced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 add salt to 3 cups water and bring to a boil in a saucepan.
• 2 rinse barley thoroughly and drain.
• 3 add barley to boiling water.
• 4 as soon as the water starts to boil again reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes or it is tender with a kernel in the middle.
• 5 heat oil in medium heat in a skillet after barley has been cooking for 30 minutes.
• 6 saute carrots in oil for 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• 7 add onion to skillet and saute until just transparent.
• 8 continue to stir.
• 9 add mushroom slices to skillet and saute until they darken slightly.
• 10 drain barley and add to vegetables in the skillet.
• 11 salt and pepper to taste.
• 12 stir together and serve as soon as possible.