Basic Cooked Wheat Berries

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Ill Gotten Grains

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (4)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(4)

Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 cups

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

2 cups wheat berries
4 cups water
2 tablespoons salt

Directions

Place all ingredients into a pressure cooker and cook on high heat until hissing begins and pressure rises. Lower heat to maintain hissing and cook for 45 minutes.

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recipe Basic Cooked Wheat Berries
Chiffonade Anytown, FL 04-08-2009
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Wheat Berries are Tricky...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Wheat Berries come in two varieties - Hard and Soft. I tried AB's formula with a pressure cooker and unfortunately the grain... burned at the bottom, though the pressure cooker was on medium. This could have been caused by the age of the wheat berries. There are too many variables to use any "one" formula or procedure with certainty. Tomorrow, I'm attempting this again, and I'm using 2 cups of WB to 6 cups liquid in the pressure cooker. The consistency should be more custardy which is what I'm after. I'm using this as a method to cook the WB for Italian Grain Pie, Pizza Grano.Read more
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Annette Redondo Beach, CA 01-11-2009
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Enough with the pressure cooker
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I like simplicity and have enough pots, pans and gadgets and don't need more. Too many of AB's recipes require extra gadgets... or cookware. Can you put up alternatives for cooking. I don't have a pressure cooker and don't use crockpots. How about just an old fashioned heavy pot???Read more
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Anne Newton, NJ 10-21-2008
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wheat berries are wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I actually have never used a pressure cooker for these.. just my crock pot, which takes longer but works fine (same ratio... 1:2). You can keep these for a week in the refrigerator, and just use them in various recipes I have made sloppy joes, using wheat to stretch the servings, fried wheat (just like chinese fried rice), hamburger helper, etc... you can even roast them in the oven and toss with seasoning as croutons for salad. These things are just GREAT!Read more
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Anonymous 10-17-2006
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Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I never found these before. A friend dropped off a can, without instructions. This is called Hard Wheat. The pressure cooker... was a great way to fix them.Read more