Tuscan Farro and Bean Soup
From marmay 15 years ago
- 120 minutes to make
- Serves 8
I had this soup in Lucca Italy this summer. I just had to have it again. If you cannot find Farro, spelt or wheat berry will also work. If you can find the Farro it is worth the cost. Whole Foods does carry it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried borlotti or cranberry beans shopping list
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for drizzling shopping list
- 1 large onion, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 2 carrots, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 1 celery rib, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled shopping list
- 10 cups water shopping list
- 1 large tomato (1/2 lb), coarsely chopped shopping list
- 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves shopping list
- 10 fresh sage leaves shopping list
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme shopping list
- 1 cup whole-grain farro shopping list
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Pick over and rinse beans.
- Soak in cold water to cover by 2 inches at least 8 hours and up to 12 hours.
- Alternatively, quick-soak beans. Drain well.
- Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until hot but not smoking,
- then cook onion, carrots, celery, and garlic,
- stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in water, drained beans, tomato, parsley, sage, and thyme and bring to a boil,
- then reduce heat and cook at a bare simmer,
- partially covered, stirring occasionally and adding more water if necessary to keep beans covered,
- until beans are tender, 2 to 3 hours.
- Discard thyme sprigs,
- then blend mixture in batches in a blender until smooth or immersion blender
- transferring to a large bowl. Return soup to pot and bring to a boil.
- Add farro and salt, then reduce heat and simmer,
- stirring frequently, until farro is tender (it will be chewy like barley), about 30 minutes.
- Stir in pepper and serve drizzled with additional oil.
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