Braised Barley with Pork 525g
Canned ready-meal of pearl barley slow-braised with chunks of pork in its own gravy, with onion and bay leaf, sealed in a 525 g tin. A workhorse Slavic one-pot that goes from cupboard to plate in five minutes: scoop it hot with butter and black bread, pair it with pickled cucumbers and mustard, or pack it for the dacha and the road.
Braised Barley with Pork 525g
Pearl barley slow-braised with pork in its own gravy, sealed hot into a tin for the working-week pantry.
READY MEAL · BARLEY + PORK · 525 G
What it is
A canned, ready-to-eat braise of pearl barley and pork, cooked together until the grains drink up the meat juices and turn glossy and savoury. The tin holds 525 g of properly braised barley: pork chunks softened by long, gentle heat, onion melted into the gravy, a bay leaf and a grind of pepper running through the background, and just enough broth between the grains to keep everything generous. Crack the lid, tip it into a saucepan, and a real hot dinner is on the stove in about five minutes flat.
This is the perlovka with pork that has stood guard in Slavic pantries for generations, the workhorse cousin of stewed meat and the answer to a long shift, a cold rain, or an empty fridge. Spoon it straight out of the pan with a knob of butter and a slice of black bread for a fast solo supper. Plate it up with quick-pickled cucumbers, a smear of mustard and a glass of cold kvass for something closer to a sit-down meal. Stash a tin in the car, the rucksack or the dacha cupboard, where a small stove and ten minutes turn it into a hot main course in any weather. Keep a couple at the back of the shelf for late nights, snowed-in weekends and the kind of grey afternoon that needs feeding rather than fuss.
Ingredients
Pearl barley, pork, water, onion, salt, bay leaf, ground black pepper.
Recipe shown is typical for canned braised barley with pork. Please refer to the pack label of your batch for the exact ingredient list.
Nutrition (per 100 g)
| Energy | ~600 kJ / ~145 kcal |
| Fat | ~7 g |
| of which saturates | ~2.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | ~14 g |
| of which sugars | <1 g |
| Protein | ~6 g |
| Salt | ~1 g |
Indicative for a barley-with-pork ready meal. The pack label is authoritative.
Allergens & storage
Contains: gluten (barley). Please check the pack label for any cross-contact statement.
Store in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate after opening and consume within 24 hours.
Net weight: 525g
Lift the lid, warm the pan, and a working-day braise is ready to serve.
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