Barley Pilaf

Name: Barley Pilaf
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 3 cups Berta’s Chicken Stock or canned broth; ⅓ cup golden raisins; 1 cup sliced fresh cultivated mushrooms; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried; ½ cup Chopped pecans; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter; ½ cup pearl barley

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Mushrooms and barley, traditionally an Old World soup, are combined here with pecans, golden raisins, and thyme and cooked to just the right texture in the microwave. Serve as a side dish with your favorite poultry.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter
1 cup sliced fresh cultivated mushrooms

Side dish

Method

In a microwave-safe 2-quart casserole, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter at full power (650 to 700 watts) for 2 minutes.
Stir in the mushrooms, onion, pecans, and thyme. Coo