This year, like no other, my work colleagues began to adhere to Lent. Some even try to pass it strictly without vegetable oil. And it’s not that they are all so devout and say prayers, it’s more likely for the purpose of losing weight. Therefore, I almost always have to try various lenten dishes at work, one of these turned out to be Lenten pilaf with squid. To be honest, I was surprised - this dish turned out to be tasty and very filling.
To prepare you will need:
- Rice -150g.
- Squid -400 gr.
- Carrots – 1 large,
- Onions -2 pcs.
- Salt, pepper and spices to taste.
To prepare this, the rice must first be boiled until half cooked. This is to prevent the squid from becoming too tough. It is important not to overcook or overcook them, otherwise it will turn into rubber.
Therefore, boil the rice first. To do this, wash the rice under running water several times. Pour boiling water into a Teflon pan with a thick bottom. Approximately 1 to 2m. That is, 1 cup of rice, 2 cups of water, salt and boil under a closed lid. The rice should not be stirred; it will begin to swell and the water will gradually evaporate. It’s important here not to overcook it, as if we needed it half-baked. And even if there is water left in the pan, it doesn’t matter, drain it through a fine colander and rinse under running water. 
So that the rice is one to one.
Peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse grater. 
Peel the onion and cut it into small cubes. 
Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan with deep sides, 
when the oil starts to boil, add the onion, 
then carrots and fry everything over moderate heat. 
While the carrots and onions are being fried, prepare the squid. 
Squids must be cleaned of all entrails and film. Rinse thoroughly under running water and then cut into thin strips. 
When the carrots are fried until soft and the onions acquire a golden hue, add the squid to the pan and fry for another 4 minutes. 
Hi all! Vika Leping is with you, and today I will talk about how to cook pearl barley pilaf with squid, the recipe for which I came up with on the fly, and in the end it exceeded all expectations! And if you are one of those people who have not had pearl barley in their mouth since childhood (I was like that)), then you are welcome, this tasty and simple dish is exactly what you need for the first time!
I had already prepared the classic Fergana pilaf when I was still eating meat, and I’ll tell you, it was the most perfect and delicious pilaf I’ve ever tried! And I lived, for a minute, in Crimea, where delicious pilaf is prepared at every step. And no matter how presumptuous it may sound, my pilaf was the best, honestly! Therefore, if you are a meat eater, I highly recommend checking out.
Pearl barley pilaf with squid, as I already said, was “born” on the fly. I decided to try what this pearl barley porridge is. Yes, I really haven’t eaten this dish since early, deep childhood. It was never prepared in our family, my mother hated it, remembering soups with barley with a trembling voice :) I tried this same soup at my grandparents’ house, and the only thing I remember from that time was that it didn’t seem terrible to me. So I decided to resume my sense of taste.
In general, pearl barley dishes are quite varied, but so far I have only managed to prepare one. Barley with vegetables and squid turned out to be very satisfying, healthy and nutritious. By the way, yes, pearl barley is incredibly healthy, it contains a huge amount of substances the body needs, much more than many other cereals. The only thing that can compete with it in benefits is that it contains even more vitamins and minerals.
Be sure to read how to sprout green buckwheat from the link above, it’s very simple and quick, and your body will be incredibly grateful to you for feeding it this local superfood. In general, I'm a fan of comfort food, and I eat relatively cheap superfoods every day. And if you are interested, I have already told you what kind of food this is, and even compiled a list of the most accessible ones in the article.
But back to the topic! So, pearl barley pilaf with squid, step-by-step recipe with photos!
Ingredients
- - onion - 1 large piece
- - 2 pcs
- - 2 cloves
- - 1 glass
- - 1 PC
- - or Ghee oil
- - turmeric, cumin, coreander, basil
Cooking method
Preparing pearl barley needs to be thought out in advance. Pour twice the amount of purified water over the cereal overnight. The next day, drain the water, pour the cereal into a saucepan, add new water so that it covers the grains, put on high heat and close the lid. When the water boils, add 1 teaspoon of salt per 1 liter of water, stir and reduce the heat to low. Leave to simmer for 20-30 minutes until soft, then drain. Now you know how to cook pearl barley.
Cooking pearl barley porridge is a passive task, so let's get straight to the vegetables. We clean them and wash them. We cut the garlic finely, the onion - in half, quarters and thin slices, the carrots - into cubes. Place a large frying pan or cauldron over medium-high heat, pour in vegetable oil or healthy , when it warms up, add the vegetables and fry, stirring, for 10 minutes, then add all the spices, salt and pepper.
Barley with vegetables and spices is already a delicious dish. But we will go further. While the onions and carrots are frying, peel and cut the squid carcass into thin rings. If you have a frozen whole squid carcass or rings, defrost it in advance or in the microwave on defrost mode for about five minutes. Place the squid rings in the pan and stir. Fry the ingredients for 2 minutes over high heat, stirring.
In the meantime, the pearl barley itself has been prepared - the recipe is almost finished! Place the porridge in a frying pan, adding just a little of its broth, stir and simmer over medium heat for another 5 minutes, then remove from the stove.
Barley pilaf with squid is ready!
Place pearl barley pilaf with squid on plates and garnish with a basil or cilantro leaf.
Let's serve! Now you know how to cook pearl barley porridge.
Now I’ll tell you again, but very quickly, about what can be prepared from pearl barley.
Brief recipe: pearl barley pilaf with squid
- Fill a glass of pearl barley with two glasses of purified water overnight.
- Drain the water, put the cereal in a saucepan, add a new one, bring to a boil, add salt, cook for 20-30 minutes until soft and elastic, turn off the heat, drain the water into a separate container.
- Peel the vegetables, cut the onion into quarters and slices, garlic into circles, carrots into cubes.
- Place a frying pan over medium-high heat, pour in vegetable oil and fry all the vegetables for 10 minutes, stirring constantly, at the end add all the spices, salt and pepper.
- At this time, clean the squid and cut it into thin circles.
- Place the squid rings in the pan, stir and fry, stirring, for another 2 minutes.
- Place the pearl barley in the frying pan, add a little of its broth, stir and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and place the pearl barley pilaf with squid on plates, garnish with your favorite herbs.
- Now you know how to cook pearl barley with vegetables and squid!
That's all! Barley pilaf with squid is ready! I loved this barley so much that there will certainly be other barley recipes in the future. And it’s warm again in Kyiv! Last weekend, Serezha and I finally rode the zip line across the Dnieper. This is a “rope” along which you ride from a large hill from one bank of the river to the other :) It was very exciting, but it turned out to be not scary at all! Now we are looking for other trolls, we will go scouting next weekend. Do you like any extreme things?
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There are a lot of recipes for cooking pilaf with various seafood. It is prepared in many Asian countries, but is especially popular in Mediterranean cuisine. Squid pilaf is one of the most popular versions of this dish, as it can be prepared in a variety of ways. Thanks to the excellent combination of tender squid with many products, it can be prepared to suit every taste. Knowing a few basic recipes, you can not only diversify your daily menu, but also prepare many original treats for the holiday table.
Vegetarian pilaf: rice with squid
A very simple way to prepare a tasty and satisfying dish for a vegetarian diet. This dish is suitable for both dietary and lenten menus.
Ingredients:
- Rice - 1 glass
- Squid 3-50 g
- Carrots - 1 pc.
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Salt and spices - to taste
Cooking method:
Prepare all the ingredients, a frying pan for frying vegetables and a pan for cooking squid.
Rinse the rice well, peel the onions and carrots.
Cut the vegetables into thin bars or strips, place in a frying pan and fry until soft.
Add any spices to taste, salt, stir and add water. Cook the vegetable mixture over high heat for 5 minutes.
Add the washed rice to the vegetables, smooth it over the surface and bring to a boil.
When the mixture comes to a boil, cover the pan and simmer for 15 minutes until the rice is cooked through.
Wash the squids, peel them and cover with boiling water. To keep them soft and tender, they need to be cooked for no more than 3 minutes.
Immediately cool the finished squids with cold water and place in a colander to drain excess liquid.
Cut them into thin strips and place on top of the cooked rice. If desired, boiled squid can be lightly fried.
Serve vegetarian pilaf with fresh vegetable salad.
Krasnodar pilaf with squid and turnips
This simple recipe is very popular in Kuban. The dish turns out to be very light, tasty, but at the same time quite filling. To prepare it, it is advisable to use Krasnodar varieties of rice: round, long-grain or steamed.
Required Products:
- Fresh turnip - 1 pc.
- Squid - 500 g
- Rice "Krasnodar" - 2 cups
- Vegetable oil - 100 ml
- Onions - 1-2 pcs.
- Salt - to taste
How to cook:
Prepare all the necessary products. This amount of ingredients is enough for 6 medium servings. You can take the squids frozen - put them in cold water and they will come off in a few minutes.
Clean the squid if necessary. Place seafood in a saucepan, add boiling water and bring to a boil.
Boil for 2-3 minutes and immediately remove from heat, cool, cut into rings or strips.
Wash the turnips, peel them and chop them into strips or grate them on a coarse grater.
Pour oil into a frying pan, place the turnips in it and fry for a few minutes.
Add the squid pieces and onion, fry for 1-2 minutes until the vegetables are soft.
Sort the rice, wash and add hot water.
Boil the cereal until tender and add to the squid and vegetables.
Stir, keep on medium heat for several minutes, cover with a lid and remove from the stove.
Let the pilaf steam until cooked and serve.
Today I will offer you a version of pilaf, which will perfectly diversify your menu during the Lent period, when you are allowed to eat fish and seafood.
Pilaf with squid is a simple dish, but very tasty and healthy! It's easy to prepare. The ingredients you will need are almost the same as for regular pilaf, but the cooking method will be different.
Since squid cooks very quickly, it would be advisable to boil the rice until half cooked and then add the rest of the pilaf ingredients to it. This way we will be sure that the squid will not become rubbery during the cooking process.
Boil water in a saucepan, add 0.5 tsp. salt. Add rice and cook for 10 minutes after boiling.
Meanwhile, cut the onion into half rings. Grate the carrots on a fine grater.
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the onion until transparent, 2-3 minutes.
Then add carrots to the onions and fry the vegetables for another 2-3 minutes, stirring.
Wash the squid carcasses, remove the chitinous plates and cut the squid into rings.
Place the chopped squid in the frying pan. Pour in 200 ml of boiling water, add spices for pilaf, salt and pepper and cook the squid with vegetables for 5-7 minutes.
Drain the liquid from the rice that is boiled until half cooked.
Add rice to the pan and mix all the pilaf ingredients.
Simmer the pilaf over low heat for 10-15 minutes, until the rice is completely cooked and the liquid has been absorbed.
Pilaf with squid turns out aromatic and very tasty!
Bon appetit!
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