Pearled barley with peas and ham. Today I’m offering you a dish with a spring flavor, beautiful to look at with all its colors, tasty and easy to make.
I’m sure it will appeal to both adults and children.
Furthermore, barley has remineralizing and purifying properties for the body. … Besides benefiting the bladder and intestines, it also helps the pancreas and stomach; its mineralizing effect is beneficial for bones, skin, hair, and nails.

Thought for you:

Cost: Very economical
Rest time: 5 Minutes
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 2
Cooking methods: Boiling
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

410.71 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 410.71 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 50.42 (g) of which sugars 6.44 (g)
Proteins 16.87 (g)
Fat 19.86 (g) of which saturated 4.91 (g)of which unsaturated 2.09 (g)
Fibers 10.27 (g)
Sodium 1,695.40 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 350 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

Let’s do the shopping

1.41 oz onion
3.53 oz Peas
3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
3.53 oz Pearled barley
2 slices Cooked ham
0.71 oz Parmigiano Reggiano DOP (grated)
4.23 cups vegetable broth
1 tsp broth cube (Homemade vegetable)
Black pepper (ground, optional)

Tools

What we need to prepare

2 Pots
Cutting board
Knife

Preparation of Pearled Barley with Peas and Ham

If you have fresh peas, shell them
Weigh 100 g, already shelled, or use frozen ones.
Peel and then chop the onion, put it in a pot with the extra virgin olive oil, and sauté for 2 minutes.
Then add the peas, and double their weight with water.
Add the vegetable broth cube, if using a store-bought one, add half a cube. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, meanwhile….
Choose the barley,
Put another pot with lightly salted vegetable broth on the stove, pour the barley in cold, and cook for 3/4 of the time written on its package.
After the time, add the cooked peas and finish cooking.
This last phase should be done without the lid, stirring occasionally. Then turn off the heat and..
Add the finely chopped ham,
The grated Parmigiano, and mix with a wooden spoon.
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Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.
If you like, add a grind of black pepper, and serve hot.
Here is the Pearled Barley with Peas and Ham.