Porcini And White Bean Stew Recipes

PORCINI MUSHROOMS WITH BEANS 'AL CARTOCCIO'

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. (160 degrees C.).
• Place the beans in a large saucepan with plenty of water and allow to simmer for 2 hours along with the peeled tomatoes, sage, rosemary, garlic, pepper and chili powder. Add salt once the beans are cooked.
• Gently wash the mushroom caps with running water, protecting them with your hands so as to prevent them absorbing too much of the water.
• Place the mushrooms on a sheet of aluminum foil on a baking tray. Slice the garlic and gently insert each piece into the mushroom caps. Sprinkle the chopped nipitella over the mushrooms and add salt, pepper and a generous dash of olive oil.
• Wrap the mushrooms in the aluminum foil, carefully ensuring all the edges are sealed and place on a baking tray in a shallow bath of water. This is now ready to be cooked 'bain marie' style for 20 minutes.
• Once the mushrooms are cooked, assemble them onto a plate with two large tablespoons of the cooked beans and some small shavings of crusty bread. Drizzle with olive oil and serve the dish piping hot.

TENDER PORK STEW WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Season pork tenderloin with salt and black pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add pork to hot oil and cook until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Add onions, red bell peppers, and garlic to pork; cook and stir until onion is slightly tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes with green chile peppers, kidney beans, beef broth, green chile peppers, chili powder, basil, and cumin into pork mixture. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover Dutch oven, and simmer, stirring every 15 minutes, until pork is tender and falling apart, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Stir edamame, corn, and carrots into stew; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Break pork into pieces using the flat edge of a wooden spoon creating a 'shredded' texture.

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Soak beans in cold water, 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain beans and set aside.
• Make a cut down the center of each sausage and peel off the casing. Transfer sausage into a dry soup pot over medium-high heat. Brown sausage, while breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Cook and stir until juices start to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan, creating a fond, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add onion and stir to coat in the rendered sausage fat. Cook until onion starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add white wine to deglaze the pot. Add black pepper, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and water.
• Add drained beans, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Add salt and continue to simmer until beans are tender, about 30 more minutes. Taste beans to be certain they are perfectly cooked.
• Smash about 1/4 of the beans with a potato masher to give the stew a creamy texture if desired. Stir in chopped kale, increase heat to medium, and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt.
• Ladle hot soup into bowls, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

BEEF, PORCINI AND ONION STEW

Steps:

• Pour ½ cup hot water over dried mushrooms in small bowl.
• Let stand for ½ an hour.
• Drain; reserving liquid.
• Strain liquid through a fine sieve lined with damp kitchen towel.
• Combine liquid and mushrooms.
• Heat oil in large Dutch oven over high heat.
• Add beef and bones in batches and brown well, turning frequently.
• Transfer beef and bones to large bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Add onions to pot.
• Reduce heat to medium and saute until transparent, about 10 minutes.
• Return beef and bones and any juices that have accumulated to pot.
• Add wine, bay leaves, cloves and salt.
• Boil until wine is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in tomato paste and mushrooms with their liquid.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Add chicken broth.
• Bring mixture to boil; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer gently until meat is tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours.
• Uncover and simmer until sauce is thick and chunky, about 25 minutes longer.
• Remove cloves and bay leaves (can be prepared 1 day ahead to this point).
• Serve with potato gnocchi and a green salad.

PORCINI AND WHITE BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Bring stock and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small pan. Add porcini. Let stand until soft, about 20 minutes. Remove porcini with a slotted spoon; coarsely chop. Set aside. Strain soaking liquid through cheesecloth; set aside.
• Heat oil in a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add white mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in porcini, tomatoes, rosemary, soaking liquid, and beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Remove cooked rosemary; discard. Garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs.