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A wooden spoon full of cooked wheat berries over a black enamel pan.
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How To Cook Wheat Berries

By Zerrin & Yusuf
The easiest way to cook wheat berries.
Yields: 4
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PREP 5 minutes
COOK 40 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  

  • 1 cup wheat berries
  • 4 cup water

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Rinse wheat berries well. Put them in a pot.
  • Pour water over them. 
  • Cook over high heat until it boils. 
  • Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the wheat berries soften, about 30 minutes. 
  • Check it often after 20 minutes. Let the wheat berries soften but they shouldn’t be mushy, they should be like al dente pasta.
  • Rinse under water and drain.

NOTES

  1. Make sure you don't overcook wheat berries. Otherwise, they get mushy. Check them often after they boil.
  2. White wheat berries and red wheat berries cook in the same way.
  3. You can store cooked wheat berries in the refrigerator for up to a week or for 4 months in the freezer for a later use.
  4. You can add salt either when cooking or when using them in other recipes.

NUTRITION

Serving: 4gCalories: 121kcalCarbohydrates: 23.2gProtein: 2.6gFat: 2.6gSodium: 64.6mgFiber: 2.9gSugar: 11g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Turkish
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