4/16/11

Whole Grain Cooking Guide

I know, one minute I am giving a recipe for Passover and the next cooking times for grains. For those preparing for the holiday and cleaning out all chametz (leavened products) here is how to prepare them, and for the rest of us, just a useful chart.
Yes I do suggest carbs in the diet they are what fuels the body, just stick to a portion to stay fit!

Grain
Grain to liquid ratio (cups)
How to prepare
Yield (cups)
Barley (pearled)
1:2
Simmer: covered, 35-35 min
4
Buckwheat (kasha)
1: 2 ½
Simmer: covered, 50-60 min
2
Millet
1:2
Simmer, covered, 30-35 min
3
Oats
1:3
Simmer, covered, 45-60 min
2
Quinoa
1-2 ½
Simmer, 25-30 min
4
Rice, long-grain, brown
1:3
Simmer, covered, 40 min
4
Rice, short-grain, brown
1:2 ½
Simmer, covered,
35-40 hour
4
Rice, wild
1:3
Simmer, covered 30-45 min
4
Wheat berries

Simmer, covered 1 hour
2
Wheat (bulgur, spelt)
1:4
Cover with boiling water and let stand 2 hours
2


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