How to cook spelled in a pressure cooker

Spelled is one of those cereals that can be purchased both in the pearlized and decorticated variety, which should be introduced at least once a week in everyone's diet, perhaps as an alternative to rice or pasta.

Here is how to proceed with cooking in a pressure cooker in both cases, so as to have a healthy and precious food ready to enrich salads, vegetarian meatballs, original recipes or unique dishes with a special flavor, even when time is scarce.

Cook the spelled in a pressure cooker spelled

First of all the decorticated spelled, harder and more complete, less refined, must be soaked in cold water for about 12 hours or one night. Once this time has elapsed, it is poured and rinsed several times, until the water is clear.

It is then placed in a pressure cooker, covered with lightly salted water (but can also be salted afterwards), leaving a finger or two beyond the surface, but without ever exceeding half of the pot.

Normally it takes almost an hour to cook, but with the pressure cooker times are halved : cooking also depends on the tastes, if you prefer softer or "al dente", in this last case it will be enough just over a quarter from now, up to half an hour from the hiss of boiling if you want more cooked. Then drain the spelled from the excess water and season to taste.

Cook the pearl spelled in a pressure cooker

Soaking is not necessary for pearl or semi-pearled spelled, but it should be rinsed a few times, until the water is clear. The procedure is the same as for hulled spelled, only that the times are reduced further, reaching a scarce 10-15 minutes from the hiss of the pressure cooker.

Curiosity : the properties of spelled, rich in fiber, proteins and B group vitamins, make it a particularly valuable food for the detoxifying and vegetarian diet, low in calories, purifying and remineralizing. Discover around you how many pizzerias that use spelled flour in the dough the pizza is superb, try it!