Farro with Wild Mushrooms

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We don't get to eat much food 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 farro with wild mushrooms recipe.

Prep
37 min
Cook
167 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Place porcini mushrooms in a bowl and cover with warm water; soak until mushrooms are reconstituted, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain and chop mushrooms.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add cremini mushrooms and 1 pinch salt; sauté until slightly golden and moisture cooks off, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chopped porcini mushrooms, reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until hot, 2 to 4 minutes.
  3. 3 Add onion; cook and stir until translucent and golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  4. 4 Stir in farro until coated in olive oil. Increase heat to high; add 1 cup chicken broth and 1 pinch salt. 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.
  5. 5 Increase heat to high; stir in remaining 2 cups chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until farro starts to get tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the lid; simmer, uncovered, until farro reaches desired tenderness, about 15 minutes more.
  6. 6 Reduce heat to low; stir in crème fraîche and parsley. Season with salt and black pepper. Stir in Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; serve.

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