I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I love Italian-style food! It's often so simple, made with good, real ingredients & it's nourishing for you body. This is the perfect example of that. I put this together when dinner time was fast approaching and I had no clue what to make. It was cold & rainy outside so I wanted comfort food. I served it with freshly grated pecorino over the top and a side of buttery toasted rye sourdough. It was perfect!
RECIPE
Ingredients
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 red onion
- 2 sticks of celery
- 2 carrots
- 2 potatoes
- 1/4 cup freekah (use barley or spelt if you prefer)
- 4 fresh sage leaves
- a few sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 litre of veggie stock
- 1 tin of borlotti beans
Method
- Finely chop the garlic and onion then chop rest of the veggies into bite sized pieces
- Sauté the garlic & onion then add in the rest of the veggies, freekah, sage & and thyme & continue to sauté for a few minutes
- Add in the stock and bring to a simmer.
- Stir occasionally for around 30 minutes or until the freekah is cooked. It will still be a little chewy when cooked
- Drain and rinse the bean then add them in for the last 5-ish minutes
- Add more stock if it becomes too dry
- Take out the herbs once cooked then serve & enjoy.