Barley Porridge
Description
When the searing rays of the morning sun have chased the Viking
out of bed, it's breakfast:
Oat porridge, Barley porridge, Beer bread
For the porridge maybe a dollop of butter,
Sour milk with dried fruit and nuts,
Bread with butter and cheese,
Maybe a piece of cold meat if there was something "left over
from yesterday"
or a fatty piece of herring.
Ingredients
- 3-4 dl coarsely ground barley flour
- 1 liter of water
- 2 apples and possibly a handful of hazelnuts
- salt
Steps
- Boil the water. When the water boils, whisk in the flour a little at a time. Continue boiling for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. The apples and chopped nuts are cooked with the last few minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and set it near the heat for 1/2 to 1 hour.
- A little honey or a dab of butter on top of the porridge is good. The apples can be replaced or supplemented with seasonal berries and fruits.
- The water can be completely or partially replaced with milk, but then the porridge will burn easily. If you have made butter, you can conveniently add the buttermilk from there.