PEARL BARLEY: Beef Stroganoff

FEATURED ITEM:

PEARL BARLEY

WHY STORE THIS ITEM:

• WHFoods.com describes Barley as “a wonderfully versatile grain with a nutlike flavor and an appealing chewy, pasta-like consistency”. That alone makes it sound delicious.
• It is considered a whole grain, so it offers another way to get more whole grains in your diet.
• Use it as a whole grain substitute in recipes that call for potatoes or pasta. Barley will absorb flavor so it will enhance your already delicious recipes.
• Barely is generally cheaper that other less common whole grains and easier to find in stores.

DINNER RECIPE:

Beef Stroganoff

My husband loves stroganoff, in any form. Maybe because it is made up of beef, mushrooms, and sour cream which are some of his most favorite ingredients. We usually eat our stroganoff over noodles, but since I’m trying to get more whole grains in our diet, I decided to use cooked barley instead.

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 onion finely chopped

steak, cut into cubes

1/2 cup flour

1 tablespoon salt

2 teaspoons pepper

2 tablespoons oil

1 cup mushrooms

2 tsp garlic

1 tablespoon parsley

1 tablespoon oregano

1 cup sour cream

2 cups cooked barley

Directions:

Toss meat with flour salt and pepper

heat oil, add onion, cook for a few minutes,

add meat, cook for a few minutes

add shrooms and garlic, cook for a few minutes

add parsley and oregano barley, cook until barley is warmed, if not already

remove from heat, add sour cream, mix until melted

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