Seared Portobello And Wilted Chard Over Barley Pilaf Recipes

MIXED GRAIN PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil and butter in a large ovenproof Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add mushrooms. Raise heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in all of the grains. Cook, stirring often, 12 minutes. Stir in stock; bring to a boil.
• Cover, and transfer to oven. Bake until grains are tender, 40 to 50 minutes (check after 40 minutes, but don't remove lid before then). Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
• Add grains, and stir well, coating them with oil. Cook, stirring often, for about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in stock, and bring to a boil. Cover pot, and put in oven. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes (check after 30 minutes; remove lid and cook a little longer if grains need to be softer). Fold in chopped herbs. Drizzle with Marsala wine. Season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.
• To reheat: Place the pilaf mixture in a buttered, ovenproof casserole. Do not fold in the herbs or add Marsala. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. When ready to serve, bring the pilaf to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Drizzle with Marsala. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the top of the casserole, and butter it. Place the parchment on the pilaf, butter-side down. Place in the oven until heated through, about 30 minutes.

ROASTED BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• In a heavy, medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add barley and cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. The barley should start to brown and give off an aroma.
• Add shallots, and cook for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, and cook until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add stock and salt. Bring to a boil; then turn down heat to a bare simmer. Cover, and cook for 45 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir well, season with pepper and more salt, if needed, and serve immediately.

SEARED PORTOBELLO AND WILTED CHARD OVER BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• Place a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. When hot, spray with cooking spray. Add onions; stir, cover, and cook 1 minute. Add barley; cook, stirring frequently, until barley is lightly toasted, about 8 minutes. Add salt and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover, and bring water to a boil. Simmer until water has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, and keep covered.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, spray with cooking spray. Add mushrooms, tops up; cover, and cook 8 minutes. Turn mushrooms over; cook 5 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.
• Add Marsala to skillet; cook 10 seconds. Increase heat to high; add vegetable stock, rosemary, and pepper. Cook until liquid has reduced by three-fourths and has slightly thickened, about 12 minutes. Add Swiss chard; cook, stirring once or twice, until chard has slightly wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer chard to a plate. Add butter to pan; swirl until combined. Remove the sauce from the heat.
• Cut the mushrooms thinly on bias. Divide barley among 4 plates. Top each with chard, mushrooms, and sauce. Serve.

BARLEY AND CHARD PILAF

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the barley, oregano, and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the barley is tender and the water is absorbed.
• In another medium saucepan, bring the remaining 1/4 cup water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the chard. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the chard is tender. Drain well in a colander. Set aside.
• Pour the oil into the pan the chard was in. Heat over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the shallots and bell pepper for 4 minutes, or until tender, stirring frequently.
• Stir in the tomatoes, lemon juice, chard, and barley. Cook, uncovered, for 1 minute, or until the tomatoes are hot, stirring frequently.
• Nutrition information
• (Per serving)
• Calories: 91
• Total fat: 1.5g
• Saturated: 0.5g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated: 1.0g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 66mg
• Carbohydrates: 18g
• Fiber: 3g
• Sugars: 2g
• Protein: 3g
• Calcium: 30mg
• Potassium: 246mg
• Dietary Exchanges
• 1 starch

BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add the barley and stir until the grains are just coated in butter. Add the broth and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Uncover and quickly stir in the spaghetti; cover and continue to simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed and the barley and spaghetti are tender, stirring once more, about 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and sprinkle with chopped chives.

WILTED CHARD

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with cold water. Trim and discard the last 2 inches of the chard stems. Add leaves to water. (If the greens are very dirty wash them in several changes of water.) Lift the greens from the water, and put them in a colander to drain. Roughly chop the greens.
• In a large Dutch oven or tall sided skillet over medium heat, cook the onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, cider vinegar and nutmeg for about 2 minutes. Add the greens in batches, stirring each batch as they wilt, before adding more. Add 1 cup chicken stock and cook, covered, stirring once or twice, until tender, about 10 minutes. Adjust the seasoning with vinegar, salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately.

BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• In a large pot of boilingsalted water, cook pearl barley until tender but stillal dente, about 35 minutes. Drain in a fine-mesh sieveand rinse with cool water to stop the cooking.
• In a large skillet, melt unsalted butter over medium-high. Add shallot, minced, and season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Cook until softened, about 2 minutes; add barley and stir to combine. Transfer barley mixture to a largebowl and stir in toasted pine nuts, finely chopped fresh parsley, and freshlemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.