A stew recipe calls for 2 cups of barley. Where do I find barley in the grocery store?

Question

OK, I'm a kitchen idiot, trying to teach myself to cook. Beef stew recipe calls for 2 cups of the stuff but I scoured every aisle of grocery store & had know idea what I was looking for? Does it come in a box? A can? Is it dry? Wet? I know barley is a grain, but I don't know what form it comes in after it's processed.

Answer 1

Depending on where you live, it's best to buy barley at a health food/organic store where they usually sell it in bulk. It usually comes dried and looks like really fat grains of brown rice (only it's not).

2 cups of barley sounds like way too much for a beef stew recipe. I love barley in my beef stew and soups but barley expands quite a bit when added to liquids so I am wondering if that is an error. If you like your beef stew a bit "stewey", try putting in one cup and then seeing how much it expands first. The barley is NOT essential for the flavor, it's more about the texture.

Answer 2

factors a million/2 cup chopped carrot a million/2 cup chopped celery a million/2 cup chopped onion a million tablespoon butter or margarine 4 cups pork broth 4 cups water 2 cups chopped cooked roast pork (floor pork) a million cup speedy-cooking barley a million a million/2 teaspoons salt a million/2 teaspoon pepper a million/2 teaspoon dried basil a million/2 teaspoon dried oregano a million/2 cup frozen peas instructions a million. In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute carrot, celery and onion in butter until eventually comfortable, approximately 5 minutes. 2. upload the broth, water, pork, barley, salt, pepper, basil and oregano; convey to a boil. shrink warmth; conceal and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often times. upload the peas. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Answer 3

Quaker sells barley in a box. It's on the cereal isle - but ASK next time you can't find something in the supermarket.

Answer 4

You'll find it in the same section you find dried beans. Most likely it will be in a plastic bag next to the split peas, navy and pinto beans, etc.

Also, you might find it in the organic bin section along with the wheat germ, etc. Good Luck!

Answer 5

When you can't find something in the store you always just ask someone who works there. That is part of their job to help people locate things.

Answer 6

I have searched for barley at several stores and could not find it. I have asked store employees and only get ran all over the store and they oviously did not know either.............very frustrating.

Answer 7

Probaby at a health food store, or a organic grocery store.

Answer 8

I buy mine in a box. Usually you can find it either in the rice or soup section.

Answer 9

Ask the person in the store.
Different stores sell it in different ways, so I cannot tell you exactly.

Answer 10

You just might try asking a stocker they usually know where things are located...