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My review
Farro with Wild Mushrooms
Chef John
"We don't get to eat a lot of food that's identical to what the ancient Romans would have eaten, which is one of the things that makes farro so fun. They must have had mushrooms and fermented cream back then, so it's easy to imagine Cleopatra and Mark Antony enjoying this dish."
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Ingredients
1 h 30 m servings 193 calsOriginal recipe yields 6 servings
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- Place porcini mushrooms in a bowl and cover with warm water; soak until mushrooms are reconstituted, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain and chop mushrooms.
- Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute brown mushrooms with a pinch of salt in hot oil until slightly golden and moisture cooks off, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chopped porcini mushrooms, reduce heat to medium, and cook and stir until hot, 2 to 4 minutes.
- Stir onion into mushrooms; cook and stir until translucent and golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Pour farro into mushroom mixture; stir until farro is coated in olive oil. Increase heat to high and add 1 cup chicken broth with a pinch of salt to mushroom mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer, stirring once, until liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
- Increase heat to high and stir remaining chicken broth into farro mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until farro is starting to get tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the lid from the pot and continue simmering uncovered until farro reaches desired tenderness, about 15 minutes more.
- Reduce heat to low; stir creme fraiche and parsley into farro mixture. Season with salt and black pepper. Stir Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese into farro and ladle into bowls.
Footnotes
- Cook's Notes:
- You can buy dry farro in whole-grain form, but I prefer the pearled style, where the tougher outer layer has been polished down. Mine took about 40 to 45 minutes to cook, but that will depend on the brand you buy, as the sizes and amount of polishing can vary.
- You can strain and use the soaking liquid in the dish, but after only 20 minutes it's fairly weak, and I wanted the extra flavor of chicken broth, so I didn't use it. If you soak them for a longer time, and/or want to stay vegetarian, then go for it.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 193 calories; 8.2 g fat; 27.8 g carbohydrates; 6.5 g protein; 9 mg cholesterol; 401 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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5/19/2015
The only thing I can say is...OMG! It is, to my taste, better than risotto and this is totally a keeper. I followed the recipe exactly as it was because I never cooked farro before and didn't fe...
1/4/2016
I found this recipe after searching for Farro. I love mushrooms so I decided to try it. I actually mixed this recipe with the Heathly warm Farro salas recipe on this site. That recipe includes s...
2/7/2016
I've made this recipe multiple times now, and keeping coming back to it. I've just used regular porcini or portobello mushrooms, and subbed sour cream for creme fraiche. Reliable and tasty --...
5/22/2015
This is a great recipe if you're making farro for the first time. I used a bit more farro (1.25-1.5 cups) and increased the chicken stock (vegetable) to 4 cups. I let the farro cook about 20 m...
6/15/2015
First time faro cooker here... and huge success. I followed the recipe to a T but still needed to cook the farro about 15 minutes longer than the recipe suggested. My daughter who doesn't eat mu...
3/25/2018
Made this as a side dish with filets for my husband's birthday. It was a big hit. We both loved the earthy mushroom flavor.
1/5/2018
Absolutely delicious! My neighbor could not stop raving about this dish. Will definitely make it again.
11/20/2017
This tastes amazing! Everyone thinks you spent a lot of time and it is so easy! I'm a shroom lover, so I play with oyster, shitake and whatever else happens to be on hand. Sooo yummy! Thanks...