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With Barley

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France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. Water
  2. Salt
  3. a pinch of sugar
  4. Indian meal
  5. Broth
  6. Must
  7. Milk
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Wash the barley in cold water, then drop it in boiling broth, little by little, stirring the while ;
  2. when in, keep simmering till perfectly done, which you ascertain easily by tasting ;
  3. add then salt to taste, a pinch of sugar, and serve warm.
  4. It must be stirred occasionally while on the fire.
  5. With Gruel (French Gruau).
  6. — It is made as with arrow-root.
  7. With Indian Meal.
  8. — Proceed as with arrow-root.
  9. With Sago.
  10. — Sago must be boiled gently about an hour;
  11. but for the rest, proceed as with arrow-root in every particular.
  12. With Semoule.
  13. — With semoule it is the same as with arrow-root, except that it is boiled only about fifteen minutes.
  14. With Tapioca.
  15. — Tapioca is prepared like arrow-root, but must be boiled about forty-five minutes.
  16. All the above, like arrow-root, may be prepared with consomme, or with milk, as well as with broth.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon