Wheat berries are the ultimate whole wheat grains! It is the unprocessed kernel which still has bran, endosperm and germ. Besides that, wheat berries are full packed with fiber protein, folic acid and B complex vitamins. This wheat is so versatile, to prove, you can eat them as a breakfast cereal, as salads for lunch or a side dish for dinner. Moreover, these wheat grains can be grind to be used as flour for baking.
When cook or boiled, wheat berries have a subtle nutty taste, chewy texture, and earthy flavor. Best of all, they are firm enough that can be utilized for salads. If you are wondering how to cook wheat berries, wonder no more. Cooking wheat berries is simple and easy to do. You can cook this wheat grain the same way as other
grains. Furthermore, cooked wheat berries are often used in meat loaves, soups or in side dishes. Because of that, this grain is a welcome addition to any meal.
Here are some techniques on how to cook wheat berries.
To start with, you have the options to boil or sprout wheat berries. Either way, they still taste so good. Simply, prepare these items: 1 cup of wheat berries, 4 cups of water and salt.
Boiling directions:
1. Prepare a medium-sized sauce pan, then, add 4 cups of water and a cup of wheat berries. Sprinkle small amount of salt.
2. Boil for an hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. Lower the heat, and allow simmering until they open up. You can greatly lessen the cooking time to 50 to 60 minutes if your wheat berries were soaked overnight. Also, you can use the water you soaked in for boiling the grains.
3. Once they are tender, drain the water. You can hasten time to cook wheat berries even more if you cook them in pressure cooker. It would only take around 35 minutes on high pressure.
Directions to sprout:
1. Soak the wheat berries in cool water overnight. On the following day, drain them well, however, leave the kernel wet.
2. Spread them out on a plate. Next, using a plastic wrap, cover them.
3. Put in a warm place. But do not place under direct sunlight.
4. On the next day, wash the wheat grains and drain. Again, spread them over on a plate, and cover.
5. Repeat the whole procedure until their sprouts are approximately the same size of the kernels.
6. Use the sprouted wheat berries as directed in recipe.
