Barley & Rice Pilaf From Company's Coming

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/4 cups pearl barley
• 1 cup long grain brown rice, works well too
• 6 cups boiling water
• 1 cup carrot, julienne
• 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder, i use liquid
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan on medium heat.
• 3 add celery, onion and garlic and cook for 5 - 10 minutes or until the onion has softened to your liking -- or not :).
• 4 transfer to a 3 quart casserole dish.
• 5 heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the same frying pan, and add the barley and rice.
• 6 heat and stir for about 5 minutes, or until the grains start to turn golden brown.
• 7 add this to the onion mixture, along with the water, carrots, bouillon, parsley and pepper. stir well.
• 8 bake, covered, for about 2 hours or until the barley is tender and liquid absorbed.