CHICKPEA SOUP WITH PORCINI MUSHROOMS
This hearty vegetarian soup gets superb flavor and texture from the long-cooking chickpeas and dried and fresh mushrooms. But the secret to the great taste is the paste (pestata) of aromatic vegetables and herbs, ground in the food processor. Before adding it to the soup however, you give the pestata even more flavor by browning it in a skillet-which makes it, in culinary Italian, a soffritto. As you will see in the coming pages, this pestata/soffritto step is used in many Maremma recipes, in sauces and stews as well as soups. In the country, such a soup is often served with grilled bread, making a whole meal. Adding rice or small pasta to the soup pot during the final 10 minutes of cooking is another way to enhance it. Or drop some good Italian sausages into soup for the last 20 minutes of cooking. Slice them right into the soup, or serve the sausages separately as a second course.
Yield makes 5 to 6 quarts, serving 12 or more
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Rinse the chickpeas, and put them in a bowl with enough cold water to cover by at least 4 inches. Let soak for 12 to 24 hours in a cool place.
- Drain and rinse the beans, put them in the soup pot with 5 quarts of fresh cold water, and bring to the boil over high heat. Drop in the dried porcini pieces, partially cover the pot, and adjust the heat to maintain steady but gentle bubbling while you prepare the pestata.
- Put the onion, garlic, celery, all the herbs, and 1 teaspoon of the salt in the work bowl of the food processor. Process to chop everything to small bits, scrape down the bowl, and process again into a finely minced paste.
- Pour the olive oil into the skillet, and set over medium-high heat. Scrape and stir in all of the pestata, and cook for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until it starts to color and stick to the pan. Add the crushed tomatoes.
- Scrape the paste into the boiling soup. Slosh a cup or two of the soup liquid into the skillet to deglaze, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom; pour this into the soup too. Now let the soup perk along steadily for about an hour, uncovered, to develop flavor and reduce slightly.
- Dump in all the sliced mushrooms and another teaspoon salt, stir well, and let the soup bubble and reduce for another hour, or until the chickpeas are tender and the broth has thickened slightly with a velvety sheen. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve right away, or let it cool and use later.
- Ladle portions of hot soup into warm bowls, sprinkle freshly grated cheese over, and give each portion a flourish of excellent olive oil. Pass more cheese at the table.
VEGETABLE SOUP (LIDIA BASTIANICH)
Make and share this Vegetable Soup (Lidia Bastianich) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories European
Time 3h
Yield 4 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Add onion chunks, garlic cloves, basil, parsley, and 1/4 cup olive oil in the food processor bowl; chop to a chunky-textured pesto.
- Add remaining 1/4 cup olive oil into large soup pot, set over med-high heat; scrape in the pesto; cook, stirring often, as it sizzles and dries, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, lift the rehydrated porcini from the soaking liquid (strain/reserve the liquid) and chop into fine bits.
- When the pesto just begins to stick to the bottom of the pan, drop the porcini, the chopped celery, carrots, tomato, and diced potatoes into the pot, and stir well.
- Cook over high heat, stirring until the potatoes become crusty and start to stick to the bottom.
- Pour in the cold water and the porcini soaking liquid; stir in the salt and heat the water to a vigorous bubble.
- Drop in the cheese rind, partially cover the pot, and adjust to maintain a steady bubbling.
- Cook 45 minutes to 1 hour--until the vegetables begin to break down; add the chicory, spinach, and peas.
- Return to a bubbling boil, and cook 30 minutes longer, until the broth is concentrated and flavorful and the total volume has reduced by about a quarter.
- Ladle the simmering soup into warm bowls; sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of freshly grated cheese over each portion, and finish with a swirl of excellent olive oil; pass more grated cheese at the table.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 476.3, Fat 28.2, SaturatedFat 4, Sodium 3639.5, Carbohydrate 50.4, Fiber 13.7, Sugar 13.1, Protein 10.7
PASTA E CECI (ITALIAN PASTA AND CHICKPEA STEW)
There is an incredible number of recipes for this classic Roman dish, and everyone has an opinion on how it should be prepared. This version is more stew than soup, but it can be loosened up with a bit more water if you prefer. It begins with sautéing onion, tomatoes, garlic and rosemary in olive oil, then tossing in the chickpeas, and smashing a few to give the stew a creamy texture. Water is added, then uncooked pasta, which cooks as the stew simmers (and results in one less dish for you wash). Escarole is folded in right before serving. This flexible stew can go in a number of directions, so tweak it as you see fit, but don't forget to finish each bowl with grated pecorino and a drizzle of olive oil. Ciao.
Provided by Colu Henry
Categories dinner, weekday, soups and stews, appetizer, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but not taking on any color, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, rosemary and red-pepper flakes, and cook 1 minute more. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the tomatoes and the chickpeas, breaking up the tomatoes with the back of a spoon or spatula and smashing about 1/2 cup of the beans.
- Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil over high. Add the pasta and simmer, stirring often to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan, until the pasta is al dente, about 10 minutes. The water will mostly be absorbed by the pasta, but if you prefer it brothier, you can add 1/2 to 1 cup water and simmer until warmed through, 1 minute more. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the escarole and stir until wilted. Taste and adjust seasonings accordingly. Ladle into bowls and top with grated cheese and a drizzle of olive oil.
ZUCCHINI AND POTATO MINESTRA (LIDIA BASTIANICH)
Make and share this Zucchini and Potato Minestra (Lidia Bastianich) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Potato
Time 2h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Pour 1 cup hot stock over the dried porcini mushrooms in a small bowl; let stand until mushrooms are softened, about 20 minutes.
- Drain the porcini, straining the soaking liquid through a coffee filter or a sieve lined with a double thickness of cheesecloth.
- Pour the strained soaking liquid into the remaining stock.
- Rinse the soaked mushrooms thoroughly to remove any sand/grit.
- Drain the mushrooms well and chop them fine.
- Heat the olive oil in a deep, heavy 4-5 quart pot over medium heat.
- Add in the potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to stick and are lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- If necessary, adjust the heat level to prevent the bits of potato that stick from getting too dark.
- Stir in the leeks and carrots; season lightly with salt, and cook, stirring, until the leeks are softened, about 2-3 minutes.
- Pour in the hot stock and bay leaves; bring to a boil, scraping up the bits of potato that stick to the pot.
- Adjust the level of heat to a simmer and season the soup lightly with salt and pepper.
- Cover the pot and simmer 15 minutes.
- Stir in the zucchini, cover the pot, and continue cooking until the potatoes and zucchini are very tender, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in the rice; cook, stirring well, until the rice is al dente-tender, but still firm, about 14 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaves; stir the parsley into the soup; check seasonings and add salt/pepper if needed.
- Ladle the soup into warm bowls and sprinkle each with some of the grated cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.5, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 1.8, Sodium 1037.1, Carbohydrate 36.6, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 4.2, Protein 10.9
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