Anyone use Pearled Barley?

[whm1974]

Well? Does anyone know?

 

[Crono]

Assuming you eat 1 cup a day (~4 servings, dry measure), 3-4 months. For a single meal a day, though, you'd only need about 1/2 a cup, so it would last about half a year in that case.

 

[whm1974]

Assuming you eat 1 cup a day (~4 servings, dry measure), 3-4 months. For a single meal a day, though, you'd only need about 1/2 a cup, so it would last about half a year in that case.

Looking at the prices of most of the bulk providers, I think it would be cheaper just buy 10 and 20 lb bags locally. After all 50 lb is a lot to buy at all at once for one person who lives in a SRO apartment.

Now for a family, that will be a different story.

 

[whm1974]

I'll post pics of my Corned Beef pottage after I make it and review how it turns out.

 

[whm1974]

Since I'm finding myself eating way too much processed meat lately, I'm going to cut back on that and consume more grains, legumes, and fresh vegges.

Anyone else finding themselves eating too much meat?

 

[Iron Woode]

Since I'm finding myself eating way too much processed meat lately, I'm going to cut back on that and consume more grains, legumes, and fresh vegges.

Anyone else finding themselves eating too much meat?

not really. I like eating veggies just as much as meat.

I just made a big dish of cabbage roll casserole (6 quarts). I love cabbage so this is quite a treat for me as I make it 2 - 3 times a year.

 

[sdifox]

Since I'm finding myself eating way too much processed meat lately, I'm going to cut back on that and consume more grains, legumes, and fresh vegges.

Anyone else finding themselves eating too much meat?

vegetarian animals count as vegetables right?

 

[whm1974]

not really. I like eating veggies just as much as meat.

I just made a big dish of cabbage roll casserole (6 quarts). I love cabbage so this is quite a treat for me as I make it 2 - 3 times a year.

I have no problem eating boiled cabbage, I really don't care for the smell. Now sauerkraut I enjoy eating with corned beef sandwiches.

 

[Iron Woode]

vegetarian animals count as vegetables right?

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

[Iron Woode]

I have no problem eating boiled cabbage, I really don't care for the smell. Now sauerkraut I enjoy eating with corned beef sandwiches.

if you cook cabbage just right it won't smell much at all. Timing is everything with cabbage.

 

[whm1974]

if you cook cabbage just right it won't smell much at all. Timing is everything with cabbage.

I've read that somewhere, but to be honest I rather have sauerkraut with meat anyway.

 

[Iron Woode]

I've read that somewhere, but to be honest I rather have sauerkraut with meat anyway.

nothing wrong with that.

If you are curious, you just do a quick boil and stop when the cabbage just starts to get a bit tender. Remove it from the burner and then drain the water. Then add whatever you want to it. I just add a bit of margarine, a bit of salt and some pepper.

 

[whm1974]

nothing wrong with that.

If you are curious, you just do a quick boil and stop when the cabbage just starts to get a bit tender. Remove it from the burner and then drain the water. Then add whatever you want to it. I just add a bit of margarine, a bit of salt and some pepper.

Well the only time I cook cabbage is with Corn beef, potatoes, and onions in a slow cooker.

 

[sdifox]

I have no problem eating boiled cabbage, I really don't care for the smell. Now sauerkraut I enjoy eating with corned beef sandwiches.

I like to stir fry Korean cabbage with garlic and some bonito shaving. or in soup.

 

[Iron Woode]

Well the only time I cook cabbage is with Corn beef, potatoes, and onions in a slow cooker.

that sounds good.

I may try that out in a week or so.

ever try peameal bacon? sometimes called Canadian bacon but not back bacon. It's basically a cured (pickled) pork loin rolled in cornmeal. A nice change from bacon or ham.

 

[whm1974]

I like to stir fry Korean cabbage with garlic and some bonito shaving. or in soup.

I never had fried cabbage before, so how does taste?

 

[whm1974]

that sounds good.

I may try that out in a week or so.

ever try peameal bacon? sometimes called Canadian bacon but not back bacon. It's basically a cured (pickled) pork loin rolled in cornmeal. A nice change from bacon or ham.

Nope. And in the Midwestern US where I'm at, not very easy to find unless I order online.

 

[sdifox]

I never had fried cabbage before, so how does taste?

stir fry, not fried. so just oil, high heat, salt garlic and bonito shaving if you have it. Taste fine to me, a little crunch left in the thicker part of the leaf. but then I don't even know what you mean by cabbage taste. Mind you, I think Korean cabbage doesn't have as much "taste" as the western variety.

This is Korean Cabbage, grown all over Asia and of course available in North America, as long as you live near a large enough Chinese or Korean population.

 

[whm1974]

stir fry, not fried. so just oil, high heat, salt garlic and bonito shaving if you have it. Taste fine to me, a little crunch left in the thicker part of the leaf. but then I don't even know what you mean by cabbage taste. Mind you, I think Korean cabbage doesn't have as much "taste" as the western variety.

Perhaps I'll try frying some cabbage, onions, mushrooms, etc in butter just to see how that come out.

 

[Iron Woode]

stir fry, not fried. so just oil, high heat, salt garlic and bonito shaving if you have it. Taste fine to me, a little crunch left in the thicker part of the leaf. but then I don't even know what you mean by cabbage taste. Mind you, I think Korean cabbage doesn't have as much "taste" as the western variety.

This is Korean Cabbage, grown all over Asia and of course available in North America, as long as you live near a large enough Chinese or Korean population.

you mean Nappa cabbage?

typical round head cabbage does have an odor. If you over cook it (easy to do when boiling) it releases hydrogen-sulfide and stinks.

 

[Iron Woode]

Perhaps I'll try frying some cabbage, onions, mushrooms, etc in butter just to see how that come out.

I have done that before. something like a hash. it turns out good if you don't burn anything.

 

[sdifox]

Perhaps I'll try frying some cabbage, onions, mushrooms, etc in butter just to see how that come out.

butter is the wrong taste. high smoke point oil or lard. you want super high heat and short cooking time.

http://ohsnapletseat.com/2013/07/08/chinese-stir-fried-cabbage/

skip the dried shrimp, probably too strong a taste for you.

 

[sdifox]

you mean Nappa cabbage?

typical round head cabbage does have an odor. If you over cook it (easy to do when boiling) it releases hydrogen-sulfide and stinks.

no, not Napa. Napa is longish and not wrapped spherically. Korean is more pumpkin shaped and the leaves wrap like layers of paper. Not as fibrous as the Western cabbage.

I put Korean cabbage in soup and it doesn't really stink.

I have no idea why they call it Taiwanese cabbage when the Chinese name is "Korean Vegetable"

 

[whm1974]

butter is the wrong taste. high smoke point oil or lard. you want super high heat and short cooking time.

http://ohsnapletseat.com/2013/07/08/chinese-stir-fried-cabbage/

skip the dried shrimp, probably too strong a taste for you.

I don't like shrimp anyway.

 

[Iron Woode]

butter is the wrong taste. high smoke point oil or lard. you want super high heat and short cooking time.

http://ohsnapletseat.com/2013/07/08/chinese-stir-fried-cabbage/

skip the dried shrimp, probably too strong a taste for you.

I think he means just a regular frying pan.