This fiber-rich hearty side dish is a great addition to to any dish. It is prepared from peeled barley with the addition of fried onions and green peas, and fried bacon will make a taste the side dish is deeper and will give a mouth-watering aroma. Husked barley considered whole grain, it is healthier than other cereals, but also cooked longer. If desired, you can replace it with pearl barley, which is also useful and resilient in texture, but containing less fiber. Ready garnish fill with refreshing notes of lemon juice and finely chopped dill. Nutrition value of one serving: (4 total) Calories 310, total fat 14 g., Saturated fat g., Proteins 10 g., Carbohydrates 36 g., Fiber, cholesterol mg., Sodium mg., Sugar g. 
Time: 1 hour. 40 min Difficulty: easy Portions: 4 The recipes use dimensional capacity: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cups (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teahouse spoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 3/4 Art. peeled barley washed
- 4 slices of bacon, cut across into strips of 1 cm.
- 1 tbsp. l (15 gr.) Butter
- 1 large onion, sliced into thin quarter-rings
- 1.5 tbsp. frozen green peas, thaw (approximately 220 gr.)
- 1 tbsp. l finely chopped fresh dill
- 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Recipes with similar ingredients: peas, dill, bacon
Recipe preparation:
- In a small saucepan, mix barley, 3.5 tbsp. l water and 0.5 hours l salt and over high heat bring to a boil. Turn down the heat to cover, simmer and simmer slowly until barley will not become soft, but slightly resilient, approximately 50 minutes.
- Meanwhile, put the bacon in one layer in a large pan and fry over medium heat, stirring until crisp, about 6 minutes Remove the pan from the stove and transfer the bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain excess fat; bacon fat leave in the pan.
- Return the pan to medium heat and melt the cream in the fat butter. Add onion and 1/4 tsp. salt and fry periodically stirring until dark golden, about 25 minutes. Add green peas and stir to warm it, about 1 a minute.
- Drain excess fluid from barley. Stir barley into onion and pea mixture. Add dill, lemon juice and 0.5 tsp each. salt and pepper. Shuffle. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with bacon.
