Chickpea Porcini Mushrooms And Farro Soup Recipes

CHICKPEA, PORCINI & FARRO SOUP

Steps:

• Put the chickpeas in a large bowl with water to cover and soak for at least 4 hours or up to overnight. Drain the chickpeas, rinse well, and place in a large saucepan. Add 8 cups (64 oz/ 2 l) cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer,uncovered, until the chickpeas are tender, about 2 hours. In a large, heavy pot, warm the oil over medium-low heat. Add the onion, garlic and rosemary and sauté until the onion is softened, 5 - 7 minutes. In a small bowl, dissolve the tomato paste in 1 cup (8 oz/250 ml) warm water and add to the pot. Stir in the chickpeas and their cooking liquid and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for 3 minutes. Add the broth, return to a simmer, and cook, uncovered, until the flavors have blended, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Discard the rosemary sprig. Working in batches, purée the soup in the blender. Return to the pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the farro and cook until tender yet still slightly chewy, about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, to prepare the mushrooms, thinly slice them lengthwise. In a large frying pan, warm the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring until they begin to soften, about 3 - 4 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the wine and thyme, and cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, season with salt and pepper, and continue to cook, stirring often, until the mushroom juices have evaporated, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and discard the thyme sprig. Stir in the butter. Stir the mushrooms into the soup. Serve, drizzled with olive oil and garnished with a grinding of pepper.

PORCINI MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add fennel, leeks, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in chicken stock, potatoes, porcini mushrooms, and thyme. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove pot from the heat; stir in heavy cream, cream sherry, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Return pot to the heat. Simmer soup until warmed through, about 10 minutes.

FARRO AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the farro just covered in water for one hour or longer. Drain.
• Meanwhile, place the dried mushrooms in a bowl or Pyrex measuring cup, and pour on two cups boiling water. Let them sit for 15 to 30 minutes until softened. Place a strainer lined with cheesecloth or paper towels above a bowl, and drain the mushrooms. Squeeze over the strainer, then rinse in several changes of water to get rid of any sand. Chop coarsely and set aside.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the onion. Cook, stirring, for three to five minutes until it begins to soften. Add the chopped carrots, celery and cabbage, and cover. Turn the heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring often, for five to 10 minutes until the mixture is tender and fragrant. Add the garlic, and cook, stirring, for a minute until fragrant. Add the soaked mushrooms and their liquid, the farro, bouquet garni, tomato paste and the water or stock. Bring to a boil, add salt, reduce the heat, cover and simmer one hour until the farro is tender and the soup fragrant. If it seems too thick, thin out with more water or stock. Add pepper, and adjust salt. Remove the bouquet garni, and stir in the parsley. Serve, passing the cheese for sprinkling.

MUSHROOM AND FARRO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened and moisture has evaporated, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Add farro to the pot and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 to 3 minutes. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Pour in white wine and cook until wine has mostly evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in broth and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until farro is softened, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Stir in frozen peas and cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Remove soup from heat and discard bay leaf before serving.

FARRO WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place the farro in a bowl, and pour on enough hot water to cover by an inch. Let soak while you prepare the remaining ingredients. Drain.
• Place the dried mushrooms in a large Pyrex measuring cup or bowl, and pour in 2 cups boiling water. Let sit 30 minutes.
• Drain the mushrooms through a strainer set over a bowl and lined with cheesecloth or a paper towel. Squeeze the mushrooms over the strainer, then rinse in several changes of water to remove grit. Chop coarsely if the pieces are large and set aside. Add the broth from the mushrooms to the stock. You should have 6 cups (add water if necessary). Place in a saucepan, and bring to a simmer. Season with salt to taste.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy nonstick skillet. Add the onion. Cook, stirring, until it begins to soften, about three minutes. Add the fresh mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until they begin to soften and sweat. Add salt to taste, the garlic and rosemary. Continue to cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms are tender, about five minutes. Add the farro and reconstituted dried mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until the grains of farro are separate and beginning to crackle, about two minutes. Stir in the wine and cook, stirring until the wine has been absorbed. Add all but about 1 cup of the stock, and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer 50 minutes or until the farro is tender; some of the grains will be beginning to splay. Remove the lid, and stir vigorously from time to time. Taste and adjust seasoning. There should be some liquid remaining in the pot but not too much. If the farro is submerged in stock, raise the heat and cook until there is just enough to moisten the grains, like a sauce. If there is not, stir in the remaining stock. If not serving right away, cover and let stand. Just before serving, bring back to a simmer, add the Parmesan, parsley and pepper, and stir together. Remove from the heat and serve.

FARRO-MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Soak farro overnight in water to cover; drain.
• In a small bowl, pour boiling water over porcini; let stand 5 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid. Chop porcini.
• In a medium saucepan, combine farro, broth, and porcini liquid. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until almost tender, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over high. Add onion, garlic, and porcini mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add wild mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms have released liquid and begun to brown, 6 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in sherry; cook until evaporated, about 1 minute.
• Stir mushroom mixture into soup; cook, partially covered, until farro is tender, about 15 minutes. Season with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Serve, sprinkled with dill.

CHICKPEA, PORCINI MUSHROOMS AND FARRO SOUP

Steps:

• • Rinse the chickpeas under cold running water and drain. Place in a large bowl with cold water to cover generously and soak for at least 4 hours or overnight. • Drain and rinse well and transfer to a large saucepan. Add the cold water and bring to a boil over high heat, skimming off the foam that rises to the surface. Reduce low and simmer, uncovered, until the chickpeas are tender, about 2 hours. Remove from the heat. • In a soup pot warm the olive oil. Add the onion, garlic and rosemary sprig and sauté until the onion is softened and translucent but not browned, about 6 minutes. In a small bowl, dissolve the tomato paste in the warm water and add to the pot. Stir in the chickpeas and their cooking liquid and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for 3 minutes. Add broth, return to a simmer and cook, uncovered, about 30 minutes more. Discard the rosemary sprig. • Process the soup in the pot with an immersion blender. Return the soup to a simmer over medium heat, add the farro and cook until farro is tender. about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, cut away the tips of the mushroom stems. Thinly slice the mushrooms lengthwise. In a large, heavy-bottomed fry pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add mushrooms and cook until they begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the wine and thyme sprig, and cook, stirring constantly, to cook off the alcohol from the wine, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, season with salt and pepper, and continue to cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms are cooked and their juices have evaporated, about 15 minutes more. Remove from the heat and discard the thyme sprig. Stir in the butter. • Add the mushrooms to the soup and stir to combine. Ladle the soup into warmed soup bowls, garnish with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of ground pepper and serve immediately. Serves 4 to 6.