- 1 cup whole wheat berries
- 3 cups water
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
- a Crock Pot or a Slow Cooker
First you need to pick over and wash your
whole wheat. I do this by putting it in a
fine mesh strainer and running water over it
in the sink. When the wheat is well washed,
place it in your slow cooker. Add the water
and salt if desired. Set the cooker on low
and put the lid on. Let it sit overnight, or
all day, at least 8 hours, or up to 12
hours. In the morning you will have lovely
well cooked wheat to use for all of your
favorite wheat recipes.
If there is extra water in the slow cooker,
you may drain it off. If you want to cook
the wheat on High instead of Low, then let
it cook for 3 hours and then check it. If it
is tender then eat it, if it isn't tender
yet, then give it another hour on High to
cook it through. Store the cooked wheat in
the fridge, or freeze it if desired. It
keeps for about 2 weeks in the fridge. This
recipe may be doubled or tripled if desired.
The cooking time remains the same.
You may use this wheat in recipes or eat it
plain. I like it for breakfast with milk and
honey, or mixed with yogurt and bananas. It
is also good as a substitute for rice on the
dinner plate.
Carnivores use it to extend ground beef in
meatloaf or patties. It can also be added to
bread or muffins or mixed half and half with
TVP and used in all your old ground beef
recipes like Tacos or Chili. This is a
marvelously easy way to cook wheat.
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