This barley soup recipe is a good way of preparing chinese pearl barley 薏仁 (yi mi). It is actually a rice porridge good for both the lungs and stomach.
Ingredients
115g chinese pearl barley
200g taro
75g lean pork
12 cups of water
1/2 cup of rice
Seasonings
1 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch
Pinch of salt
Directions
- Soak the chinese pearl barley for 2 hours and drain
- Wash and dice the yam
- Wash and slice the lean pork thinly
- Marinate the pork slices with soy sauce and pepper
- Sprinkle cornstarch and mix well
- Leave the pork slices to stand
- Bring the water to a boil, add the rice and barley
- Continue to cook for 50 minutes (transfer to a slow cooker if you like)
- Add the yam and pork and cook for a further 10 minutes
- Add the salt to taste
Recipe link: Barley soup recipe with chinese pearl barley, pork and taro
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