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Orzo e fagioli/Barley and bean soup
Dec. 29th, 2021 06:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yuuagoThis recipe is from Flavors of Friuli: A Culinary Journey Through Northeastern Italy by Elisabeth Antoine Crawford. Part of my family is from this region, so it's been really exciting to flip through this book. I've had a lot of these recipes bookmarked for ages. The results so far have varied.
Most of the ingredients in this recipe are easy to source/substitute. The recipe specifies pancetta, but also notes that a variation with smoked pork is typical in Trieste.
( Orzo e Fagioli/Barley and Bean Soup )
Adjustments:
+ Substituted dried herbs for fresh
+ Used smoked sausage instead of pancetta
Thoughts: Made it as directed, and the result was delicious, but the texture was not to my taste. It was very, very soft - even the carrots were as soft as butter. I prefer a chunky soup.
I'll likely make a version of it again, with the same ingredients, since I did like the way it tasted. But I'll reduce the cook time, and skip the blending. Pre-soaked Romano beans only require about ~45 minutes to cook, so this thing really doesn't need to be on the stove for three hours (?!). Plus of course there's also the option of precooking them or using canned beans to reduce the time further.
Most of the ingredients in this recipe are easy to source/substitute. The recipe specifies pancetta, but also notes that a variation with smoked pork is typical in Trieste.
( Orzo e Fagioli/Barley and Bean Soup )
Adjustments:
+ Substituted dried herbs for fresh
+ Used smoked sausage instead of pancetta
Thoughts: Made it as directed, and the result was delicious, but the texture was not to my taste. It was very, very soft - even the carrots were as soft as butter. I prefer a chunky soup.
I'll likely make a version of it again, with the same ingredients, since I did like the way it tasted. But I'll reduce the cook time, and skip the blending. Pre-soaked Romano beans only require about ~45 minutes to cook, so this thing really doesn't need to be on the stove for three hours (?!). Plus of course there's also the option of precooking them or using canned beans to reduce the time further.
