How to Make an Italian Farro & Bean Soup | Pasta Grannies
This Italian nutritious, delicious farro and bean soup is an example of cucina povera, frugal food, from the mountainous region of Tuscany called Garfagnana. The ancient grain 'farro' is not the same as 'spelt', but you can use spelt instead. In America, it's called emmer wheat.
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Homemade Pasta e Fagioli ???? Cozy Italian Soup Recipe
How to make the best homemade Pasta e Fagioli soup. This meal prep friendly soup is a perfect lunch or dinner option for the colder months ahead. Recipe below ???? I've also included some of my favorite vegan pantry essentials. Hope you find them helpful!
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1 medium onion or 1 cup sliced leeks
5 medium carrots
3 stalks of celery
5 large garlic cloves
3 tbsp olive oil
1.5 tsp sea salt
1.5 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp miso paste
2 bay leaves
1 15oz can diced tomatoes
1 low sodium veggie bouillon cube
7 cups water
1.5 cup dry white beans
1 cups dry pasta (any small pasta like elbows)
3 cups chopped Dino kale (de-stemmed)
For Serving:
vegan parmesan
extra virgin olive oil
red pepper flakes
1. Pour dry beans into a bowl, cover with water (fill to about 1 inch above the beans) Cover and refrigerate overnight or do this in the morning before work so they’re ready to go for dinner that night. If you’re in a hurry, canned beans will work too. If using canned, skip this step and see the notes below :)
2. On medium high heat, sauté the finely chopped carrots, onions, and celery for 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for another 5 minutes or so.
3. Add salt, smoked paprika, and bay leaves. Cook for 3 -5 minutes then add bay leaves, diced tomatoes, veggie bouillon cube, water, and beans.
4. Raise the heat to high to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low once it’s boiling and over with a lid. Let the soup simmer on low heat for 1.5 hours. Checking every 20-30 minutes to stir.
5. In a separate pot, boil pasta noodles until al dente (2-3 minutes less than what the package recommends) The pasta should be cooked but still have a chewy texture.
6. Remove the bay leaves and then drain the pasta and add it to the soup pot. Stir and add more salt if needed. Simmer for another 5 minutes and add chopped kale.
7. Cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the kale is cooked through and viola! It’s ready to serve :)
To serve, top each bowl of soul with a generous sprinkle of vegan parmesan cheese. I love using the VioLife parmesan for this recipe. Finish with a tiny drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (1/2 tsp or so) and a couple of pinches of red pepper flakes take this soup to the next level. Serve with warm, crusty bread for dipping and enjoy!
NOTES:
Like I said in the video, there's a fast and slow version of this dish and the difference is really just the beans.
The slower version, shown above, is just a matter of allowing the soaked beans to cook through in the broth, giving the beans both flavor and a creamy texture. Nigella once said that difficult should never be confused with time consuming. This is not a difficult dish - everything just gets thrown into a pot - but it does require a bit of time to cook.
If using this method (recommended) then try this scheduling: Soak the beans before you leave for work in the morning. When you come home, make yourself a cup of tea or a glass of wine, and head into the kitchen to add all of the ingredients to the soup pot. Cover the pot to simmer and then go about your evening, knowing that dinner is gently working away on the stove. Two hours later, your kitchen will smell incredible and dinner will be ready to serve. Again, this is not a difficult recipe, but it does take a bit of time.
If you're super busy and/or very hungry, then skip the soaked beans and opt for two 15oz of white beans, rinsed and drained.
Adjustments:
1. Use 6 cups of water instead of 7
2. Maybe try using slightly less salt - 1 tsp instead of 1.5 - and add as needed since you're using a bit less water. Adjust how you see fit :)
You'll want to adjust the cooking time from 1.5 hours of simmering, to 20-30 minutes (although you can simmer longer if desired) Then add the pasta and beans. Finish by stirring through the kale and this becomes a 40 minute meal!
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↠ Vegan Pantry/Kitchen Essentials featured in this video:
Smoked Paprika:
Miso Pasta (I used chickpea miso for this)
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Hope you guys love this vegan soup recipe! Like I said in the video, this is super meal friendly so go ahead and make this recipe ahead of time for easy weeknight dinners or packed lunches throughout the week ???? Let me know what your vegan pantry essentials are in the comments below!
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How to cook Pasta Fagioli (Italian Pasta & Bean Soup)
How to make pasta fagioli (pasta e fagioli). Pasta and beans in a soup made with homemade vegetable stock. This Italian peasant soup became gourmet in the USA. This is comfort food for those chilly winter evenings, or for a satisfying lunch.
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Pasta e Fagioli (Italian Pasta and Beans)
Pasta e fagioli means “pasta and beans” in Italian—this recipe is much more than that! This hearty vegetarian stew is full of irresistible fresh flavor. It’s vegan, too, as long as you don’t top it with cheese. FULL RECIPE:
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a few glugs of olive oil
1 white onion, diced
5 garlic cloves, chopped
1 head of celery, diced
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs of thyme
1 Parmesan rind
1 smoked ham hock
4 cups of chicken stock (or water)
additional water, as needed
8 ounces of dried white beans
about 6 to 8 ounces of ditalini, tubetti, or a similar small pasta shape
salt and pepper
fresh soft herbs, chopped up, to finish (parsley, chives, basil, chervil, etc.)
Place a dutch oven over medium heat. Add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pot. Add the onion, garlic and celery, then season it with salt and pepper and sauté it for about 5 minutes, or until it is sweated out. Add the bay leaf, thyme, parmesan, ham hock, chicken stock, and additional water to just barely submerge the hock. Bring it to a simmer, then cover it and simmer on low until the ham hock is tender to the touch and starting to easily pull from the bone -- about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Add the beans, and simmer, covered, adding more water as needed, until the beans are tender -- about 2 hours or so, but it will REALLY depend on your beans. Once the beans are cooked, taste the broth for salt and season to taste -- it should taste like a well-seasoned broth that you are ready to drink.
Remove the ham hock, discarding any fat, skin and bones. Remove the thyme stems and bay leaf as well. Pull the meat (once it is cooled) and add it back to the pot. Bring back to a simmer, then add the pasta and cook it until it is just al dente, adding more water as needed to make sure it has some broth to it, and is not a stew.
Serve immediately, topped with fresh herbs.
Cook until cooked, then taste again for seasoning.