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Ingredients
| pearled barley: 2 Tbl |
| water: 3 cups |
| granulated sugar: 2 Tbl (optional) |
| lemon juice: 2 Tbl (optional) |
Barley Home Remedy
Credit: Food.com
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Prep Time
0 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
1 serving(s)
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- Place water and barley in a 1 1/2 quart pot. Bring to a boil. Let boil until liquid is reduced by half, approximately 10 to 15 minutes, which allows the natural sugars to come out of the barley. The remaining liquid should be brown.
- Drain the barley, saving the liquid, and either eat the cooked barley or throw away (it's only 2 tablespoons).
- Return the liquid to the pot and add up to 2 tablespoon sugar, or other sweetner of choice.
- Simmer the liquid for about 15 minutes. If you want, at the end of simmering for 15 minutes, add up to 2 tablespoons lemon juice (although, for me personally, adding lemon juice would just get in the way of the barley flavor).
- Serve warm out of a coffee cup.