White Bean, Wheat Berry, and Escarole Soup

Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine

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Cook Time:
2 hr 15 min
Level:
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Yield:
15 cups

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Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 2 hr 15 min
Total:: 2 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

1 pound dried baby lima beans or other dried white beans, picked over and soaked
2 ham hocks
2/3 cup wheat berries*
8 cups water
2 cups chicken broth
2 medium onions, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
3 celery ribs, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled
1 head escarole (about 1 pound), coarsely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
*available at natural foods stores and some specialty foods shops

Directions

In a bowl soak beans in water to cover by 2 inches overnight or quick-soak and drain. In a heavy kettle (at least 5 quarts) simmer ham hocks and wheat berries in water and broth, covered, 1 hour. Add drained beans and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and skim froth. Add onions, carrots, celery, bay leaf, and rosemary and simmer, covered, until beans are tender, about 1 hour. Transfer ham hocks with a slotted spoon to a cutting board. Discard fat and bones and chop meat and set aside.

In a blender or food processor puree 3 cups of the soup. Stir puree into soup with the chopped meat and the escarole and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Stir in garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Soup may be made 4 days ahead (cool uncovered before chilling covered.)

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recipe White Bean, Wheat Berry, and Escarole Soup
Anonymous 06-12-2007
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better with some minor tweaking
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I enjoyed this recipe a lot, though I didn't follow it exactly. I used kale (a nice alternative to escarole), and I used a... bit more chicken broth than it called for (double, in fact) and less water. This seemed to create a slightly heartier broth. I would also add more garlic and add it a bit earlier to let it cook in the soup.Read more
recipe White Bean, Wheat Berry, and Escarole Soup
Yvette Harriburg, PA 10-23-2006
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It was good
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I made the soup as stated however I did not care for the escarole in the soup next time I make it I will omit. Other than... that I will make this soup again it was really yummy and I really enjoyed the wheat berry in it.Read more
recipe White Bean, Wheat Berry, and Escarole Soup
Jonathan Marquette, MI 09-09-2005
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A big hit!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is just a fantastic soup. Wonderful taste with a great texture to it as well. Very, very satisfying.