{"id":3269,"slug":"stovetop-barley-i","title":"Stovetop Barley I","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 cup barley","3 cups water","½ tsp salt (optional)","2 tsp neutral cooking oil (optional, to reduce foaming)"],"ingredients_norm":["barley","water","salt","neutral cooking oil"],"steps":["If desired, rinse barley under running water until water runs clear.","Combine the barley, water, salt, and oil in a pot.","Bring to a boil, skimming off any foam that forms.","Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until all the water is absorbed by the barley.","Remove from heat, and fluff like rice."],"categories":["Recipes using barley"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Stovetop_Barley_I","source_ref":"4620879","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Stovetop_Barley_I&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"9eb3608a8a1f6989cf98d72bf03baae87088710b57a112d46238466a7cc3b1cf","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:24Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:24Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/stovetop-barley-i"}