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Barley is a fantastic crop, ideal for low input farming systems, and a delicious and versatile ingredient. This distinctive dark variety of naked barley, introduced to the UK by the British Quinoa Company, has a high level of anti-oxidant anthocyanins, giving it a rich purple-black colour.
These beautiful purple-black whole barley grains have a sweet nutty flavour and hold their colour when cooked. Cook as a side dish, add to soups and stews, or use in salads. Black barley is also good for home milling and baking.
The grains can be cooked and eaten whole, or milled at home (we recommend using a Mockmill) for flavoursome and nutritious flour.
Grown in Lincolnshire by Mike Neaverson.
Add cooked black barley - or if cooking time allows, dry grains - to soups, stews and casseroles. Add cooked or toasted grains to salads.
Mill uncooked naked barley grains to produce a tasty and versatile flour.
Cook like brown rice for a wholegrain ingredient as a side dish or to use in salads, soups and stews. Rinse, bring to the boil then simmer until tender (about 45 minutes). Speed up cooking by pre-soaking for a few hours.
Alternatively, break in a blender or mortar, soak overnight and use in baking. Mill for flour or sprout and use whole in baking..
Black Barley (Gluten)
For allergens, see ingredients in bold
| Typical values | Per 100g, raw wholegrain barley |
| Energy | 1314kJ (312kcal) |
| Fat | 2.7g |
| of which saturates | 1.4g |
| Carbohydrate | 48.2g |
| of which sugars | 0.7g |
| Fibre | 20g |
| Protein | 13.7g |
| Salt | <0.01g |
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
Collections: All Hodmedod & Guest Products , Cereal Grains from British Farms , Featured , Grains & Seeds , Grists for Milling , Hodmedod's Pulses, Grains, Seeds, Flakes, Flour, Ferment & more , Home Milling , Naked Barley , Pulses, Grains & Seeds from British & French Farms
Category: Black Barley , Cereal Grain , Grist , Naked Barley , Wholegrain Cereal
Type: Cereal Grain
Great nutty flavour and colouring. Fantastic with chicken or fish
I learned that barley and oats contain substances that are helpful in keeping good cholesterol levels so tried this. It is so delicious and has a wonderful bite to it. I have black rice which I thought was great but this is even better.
I made a roasted red pepper sauce with aged Gouda, pine nuts,garlic and olive oil sprinkled with rosemary flowers and served it with this alongside grilled aubergine and courgette. Seriously delicious.
When cooked it lost most of its black colour
Fantastic in soup!
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I often find fava beans a bit bitter (is it just me?!) so have previously just used them in quite heavily flavoured dishes. Not these ones though - no bitterness at all - just really tasty. I often eat them just with a bit of seasoning and drizzle of oil!
This unusual flour is something everyone should try. I use it in sourdough and yeasted bread, and it makes an unusually dense dough that is actually rather textured and nice to stretch and fold even when using at 50:50 with white. It has a very nice flavour with a long prove - and so far has never over-proved on me by going liquidy. Aside from its unusual flavour and appearance, I have achieved a good firm and edible crust that doesn't turn into nasty shards
I make fantastic tasty hummus with Carlin Peas . I cook up the whole pack, then freeze in very small batches., equivalent to a canful, and they defrost overnight. I sometimes add butter beans or flageolets and vary the flavour with all sorts,…paprika, sun-dried tomatoes, aubergine etc. Or I can add them frozen to meat or veg stews, stir fries etc. love them!!
Really like this dish, great flavour and some real substance to it!
Fantastic grain for making risotto's and stews creates a really great creamy texture during cooking without the addition of dairy (although the addition of dairy elevates everything!) They don't overcook unlike rice so its almost a foolproof alternative, the end results are a moreish bite to the cooked grain.