Pressure Cooked Wheat Berry & Chickpea Stew
Yield
4 servingsPrep
25 minCook
1 hrsReady
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter
or oil |
|
| 1 | large |
onions
coarsely chopped |
|
| 3 | stalks |
celery
cut into 4-5 chunks |
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
wheat berries
picked over and rinsed |
*
|
| 6 | cups |
vegetable stock
or, beef stock or, chicken stock or, bouillon |
|
| 4 | small |
parsnips
cut in 3-4 chunks, peeled |
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
picked over and rinsed |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
mushrooms
dried, loosely packed |
*
|
| 2 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
caraway seeds
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
or to taste |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3E+1 | ml |
butter
or oil |
|
| 1 | large |
onions
coarsely chopped |
|
| 3 | stalks |
celery
cut into 4-5 chunks |
*
|
| 355 | ml |
wheat berries
picked over and rinsed |
*
|
| 1.4 | l |
vegetable stock
or, beef stock or, chicken stock or, bouillon |
|
| 4 | small |
parsnips
cut in 3-4 chunks, peeled |
*
|
| 177 | ml |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
picked over and rinsed |
|
| 79 | ml |
mushrooms
dried, loosely packed |
*
|
| 2 | each |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| 15 | ml |
caraway seeds
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
or to taste |
|
Directions
Heat the butter in the cooker. Sauté the onion until soft, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the celery and wheat berries.
Add the stock (watch for sputtering oil), parsnips, chickpeas, mushrooms, bay leaves, and caraway seeds.
Lock the lid in place and over high heat bring to high pressure. Adjust the heat to maintain high pressure, and cook for 50 miutes.
Let the pressure drop naturally, or us a quick release method.
Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to allow any excess steam to escape.
If the wheat berries or chick peas are not quite cook ed, lock the lid back into place and return to high pressure for a few more min utes.
Remove the bay leaves, and adjust the seasonings, adding salt to taste.
