Best Farro And Mushroom Gratin Recipes

FARRO WITH WILD MUSHROOMS

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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.

Provided by Chef John

Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

½ ounce dried porcini mushrooms
2 tablespoons olive oil
10 brown mushroom caps, diced
salt to taste
½ onion, diced small
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup pearled farro, rinsed, or more to taste
3 cups chicken stock, divided
2 tablespoons creme fraiche
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or to taste

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.5 calories, Carbohydrate 27.8 g, Cholesterol 8.6 mg, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 400.9 mg, Sugar 1.8 g

FARRO AND MUSHROOM GRATIN

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In this elegant gratin, nutty farro and earthy mushrooms are baked with herbs and mascarpone into a creamy casserole topped with Gruyère. It's a rich, meatless meal that needs nothing more than a crisp green salad to round it out, though it's also a satisfying side dish alongside roast chicken or fish. You can prepare the entire gratin earlier in the day (leave it at room temperature), then bake it just before serving - simply add a little extra time to ensure that it emerges from the oven steaming hot through and through. Note that if you're using tangy crème fraîche instead of mascarpone, you may not need the lemon. Taste before squeezing.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Time 45m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

Salt and black pepper
1 1/2 cups pearled or semi-pearled farro
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
1 pound mixed mushrooms (such as oyster, maitake, portobello, shiitake or cremini), cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
6 to 8 fresh thyme sprigs
1 cup thinly sliced shallots, leeks or onion
1 cup mascarpone or crème fraîche
1 cup chopped parsley leaves and tender stems, chives, mint or cilantro
8 ounces shredded Gruyère (about 1 2/3 cups)
Lemon wedges, for serving (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Bring a medium pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat.
Add farro to the pot, and cook according to package directions until tender (which should be about 20 to 30 minutes). Drain well in a colander. While still warm (and leaving the farro in the colander, if you like), drizzle the grains with enough olive oil to coat lightly, tossing well to prevent from sticking. Set aside.
While farro is cooking, prepare the mushrooms: In a large ovenproof skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high until hot but not smoking. Add enough of the mushrooms to cover the skillet in one layer without crowding and half the thyme. Cook, undisturbed, until bottoms of the mushrooms are golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir and let brown on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Use a slotted spoon to transfer mushrooms and thyme to a plate, and season with salt and pepper. Add another 2 tablespoons oil to the pan and repeat with another layer of mushrooms and thyme, adding them to the plate when done. Repeat with any more mushrooms if necessary.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to skillet and stir in shallots and a large pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté until tender and golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes.
Remove skillet from heat and return mushrooms to the pan (discarding the thyme sprigs). Stir in farro, mascarpone and 3/4 cup parsley. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if needed. Spread mixture evenly in the skillet and sprinkle Gruyère on top. Bake until the farro is hot and Gruyère is melted, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn on broiler and broil for 1 to 2 minutes until Gruyère starts to bubble and develop brown spots.
Sprinkle with remaining parsley and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing on top, if you'd like.