Barley and Bean Soup

Name: Barley and Bean Soup
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: , Salt and pepper; 8 ounces (1¼ cups) dried, cranberry beans, picked over and rinsed; 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for serving; 4 ounces, pancetta, cut into ¼-inch pieces; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 , bay leaves; 1 cup, pearl barley; ¼ cup, minced fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon, red wine vinegar

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This peasant dish from Friuli is made with orzo, barley, dried cranberry beans, and pancetta.

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SERVES4 to 6

TIME2¾ hours, plus 8 hours soaking

Italian Name:Minestra di orzo e fasio

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Tasting Italy

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In Italy, orzo—what Americans think of as a rice-shaped pasta—is the word for barley, and it's one of the most important ingredients in Friuli, where the high altitude of the mountainous areas facilitates its cultivation. Barley is found in...

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