Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  barley
  1                cup  fresh green beans
  1              small  onion
  1               tsp.  capers
  1              large  egg
     1/2           cup  shredded yellow cheese
  1                cup  bread crumbs
  4              Tbsp.  olive oil -- (4 to 6)
  2               tsp.  salt
  1              pinch  pepper
  4 1/2           cups  water

Preparation:

a. Bring two and a half cups of water to a boil, add in the barley and one teaspoon of salt, then simmer for forty minutes; b. Drain and chill the barley. Discard the water; c. Cook the beans in the rest of the water for five minutes, add the salt, then drain well; d. Mince the beans, the capers, and the onions; e. Mix together the beans, the onion, the barley, the capers, the egg, the cheese, and the pepper; f. Heat up the olive oil in a skillet; g. Take a scoop of the barley mixture, coat it with the bread crumbs, flatten it, and then fry it until golden brown on both sides; h. Repeat the procedure until all the pancakes are prepared.

Nutritional Information:

8827 Calories (kcal); 879g Total Fat; (88% calories from fat); 43g Protein; 224g Carbohydrate; 187mg Cholesterol; 5618mg Sodium