lemon barley pilaf

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup pearl barley
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon, zest of
• salt, pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add onion, salt, pepper, saute about 5 minutes.
• 3 add barley and stir until well coated.
• 4 add chicken stock and bay leaf, bring to boil, cover, lower heat to simmer.
• 5 cook about 25 minutes until barley is tender.
• 6 add carrot and pepper, cover and cook about 6 minutes more.
• 7 remove from heat, stir, cover and let it stand for 10 minutes.
• 8 stir in lemon zest, salt, pepper to taste.