Uses for barley?

lewt

go for cornflower and water. then do your barly in a bit of water separately and mix up on your plate.....

comping_cat

Too late for you now, but you couldve boiled the pearl barley on the stove, and then put it in near the end!!

streetgirl74

Just put the cornflower in near the end and was lovely and thick, thanks for your replys though :T

Caterina

Also very good for that sort of event is instant mash, for future reference!

Caterina

Burlesque_Babe

I'm doing this recipe today

http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/514291

and I won't be able to fit it in my casserole dish unless I cook the potatoes separately.

Will it work in a slow cooker instead? I've not used pearl barley in one before, it doesn't need pre-soaking.

tanith

Shouldn't be any problem ....... slow cooker , casserole they both do the same job...

Lillibet_2

Barley is fine in the SC, I do it quite often.

HTH;)

Rikki

Pearl barleys is fine in a slow cooker.

I do stir mine ocassionally just to check it hasn't sunk to the bottom.

Burlesque_Babe

excellent, I'll get it on now!

Burlesque_Babe

It's on. Stuck it on high, i'll turn it down in a few hours.

Struggled to get it all into the slow cooker!