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These are cooked in the Instant Pot. A wholesome side dish. A pound of rye berries was included in a recent CSA box from Boldly Grown Farms. You can cook these on the stove top; it just takes longer. Once cooked, they remind me of super sized, chewy brown rice.

Ingredients

Rye berries, 1 cup

Olive oil, 1 tbsp

Water, 4 cups

Salt, to taste

Preparation

Use the sauté mode of the Instant Pot. Add the olive oil and rye berries. Stir occasionally. The rye berries will begin to pop. Cancel sauté mode. Carefully add 4 cups of water. Be mindful of the hot steam that will rise by adding the water. Secure the lid and close the steam release. Set on high pressure for 25 minutes. Allow to naturally release for 20 minutes. Then carefully turn the steam release, being careful that the steam is released away from you. Remove the lid, opening it away from you. Drain the rye berries through a colander and serve, lightly salted.