To make this recipe to be a whole grain recipe replace pearled barley with hulled barley, after this cooking time will change from the 45 minutes recommended for pearled to up to 2 hours.

Ingredients:

Pearl Barley (8oz)
Water (48oz) 
Butter or vegetable oil (2tbsp)
Salt (1tsp)

Serves 2

Cooking Instructions:

1. Rinse pearl barley in warm water
2. Combine barley with 24oz of water, bring water to boil
3. Boil for 3 minutes, then drain all water
4. Warm another 24oz of water
5. Combine this water and barley, add butter/fat and stir
6. Cover and cook in the oven until barley is ready (grains are tender, not mushy) and all water absorbed (use oven-safe cookware)

Comments:

This kasha recipe is for cooking crumbly kasha, where each grain can be separated from each other. You can have this kasha as a side dish with practically everything. To serve with meat, poultry, or fish, chunk 2 medium onions, fry in oil and mix in kasha. Another option would be to mix prepared kasha with warm milk. Serve hot.

Whole Grains Fact:   Because of its high fat content, you might want to store quinoa in an airtight container in the fridge. See more about whole grain facts and recipes.