Suggestions for using cooked wheat berries:
- Mix with cooked rice: Mix cooked wheat 1/2 and 1/2 with steamed rice. Serve in your favorite rice dish: fried rice, rice and gravy, buttered rice, Spanish Rice, etc. The wheat adds texture, flavor and added nutrition.
- Mix with cooked beans: Add a handful of cooked wheat berries to chili or any bean dish for interesting texture, flavor and additional protein.
- Make a salad garnish: Saute a handful of cooked wheat berries in oil, add seasoning you like, add to salad for a crunchy burst of flavor.
- Make bulgar, (see recipe below) the wheat equivalent of "minute rice."
- Make cracked wheat cereal. Grind wheat on a very coarse setting. Bring 3 c. water to boil, stir in 1 c. cracked wheat. Lower heat and cook until grains are soft and cereal is as thick as you like it, about 20 minutes. Add salt to taste. Or bring the water and cereal to a boil. Cook 5 minutes. Cover the pan and leave it overnight. In the morning, breakfast is ready to serve!
- Mix whole wheat and white flour: Grind wheat and then mix the whole wheat flour 1/2 and 1/2 with white flour. This gives added nutrition, color and taste to baked goods.
- Use cracked wheat cereal as a meat extender. Cook 1/2 pound ground beef and mix with 1 cup cooked cereal. Spice as for chili or soup. Use in soups or casseroles.
To cook wheat berries:
Use 1 cup of wheat to 3 cups of water
Method 1. Pour wheat and water in crockpot and cook over night on low. Wheat is soft in the morning and can be used for breakfast cereal. Great with brown sugar and milk.
Method 2. Pour wheat and water into a pressure cooker. Cook on high until regulator jiggles, then turn down the heat to medium and continue cooking wheat for 18 minutes.
Method 3: Before bedtime, pour wheat and water into a pan with a tight-fitting lid. Bring pot to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the pan steam overnight. Breakfast cereal is ready in the morning.
