Pearled barley with broccoli cream, a light recipe, a complete dish prepared with cereal (barley) and vegetable (broccoli) suitable for the whole family. If you have already tried my pasta with broccoli cream, bacon, and almonds, you will surely love the barley version too, which you can easily replace with rice or spelt. Broccoli is a vegetable that I often use in my kitchen in many recipes, from homemade pasta (see broccoli and potato gnocchi) to baked pasta (see baked pasta with broccoli), a vegetable with many properties that I rarely give up. So let’s see together how to cook the barley with broccoli cream that I propose today, a really simple recipe!
ALSO TRY:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 300.33 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 55.35 (g) of which sugars 3.96 (g)
- Proteins 11.04 (g)
- Fat 4.84 (g) of which saturated 2.84 (g)of which unsaturated 1.57 (g)
- Fibers 11.95 (g)
- Sodium 1,462.65 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 400 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 cup cups pearled barley
- 1 lb lbs broccoli (cleaned)
- 4 cups cups vegetable broth (approximately)
- 1 glass white wine
- 1.5 tbsp tbsps butter
- 1 shallot
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- to taste chili pepper (optional)
Tools for barley with broccoli cream
- Immersion Blender
- Saucepan
Recipe
First, cut the broccoli separating the florets from the stem and wash thoroughly.
Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add the broccoli and cook for 5 minutes, then drain and immediately immerse the broccoli in a bowl full of cold water and ice cubes to maintain the typical green color of the vegetable. Keep them like this for a few minutes.
After draining them from the water, set aside a few florets (they will be used to garnish the dish at the end) and blend the rest of the broccoli with an immersion blender until it becomes a smooth cream (add some broth if necessary).
In a saucepan, sauté the chopped shallot with a knob of butter, add the barley previously rinsed under running water, toast it for a few minutes then pour in the white wine and let it evaporate.
Add the broccoli cream, salt, pepper, add chili pepper if desired, and cook the barley by slowly adding the vegetable broth, it will take about 30 minutes.
Before serving, decorate with whole broccoli florets and I recommend a nice grating of parmesan cheese.
A nice idea the recipe of barley with broccoli, simple and genuine, perfect for cold winter evenings. A different way to use broccoli, for a first course with a delicate taste.
Storage and Tips
Storage: the barley with broccoli cream should be consumed immediately, while it is still warm.
Tips: you can make the recipe substituting the barley with the same quantity of rice or spelt.
