Mushroom and barley
- Age: 8–10 months (New textures)
- Texture: Mash
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 40 min
- Makes: 3 portions
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp pearl barley
- 4 chestnut mushrooms, chopped fine
- 1 tsp unsalted butter
- 250 ml unsalted stock
Contains: Wheat, Milk
Method
- Simmer the barley in the stock, covered, 35 minutes until soft.
- Cook the mushrooms in the butter 5 minutes until soft, then stir into the barley.
- Mash lightly. Cool to lukewarm.
Safety: Barley cooked until fully soft; underdone grains are hard little pellets.
Storage: Fridge 2 days.
Tip: Barley is chewy and nutty and a change from rice. It contains gluten, hence the wheat marker.
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