I got the following off rec.food.recipes:

Autumn Wheat Berry Soup

1 cup great northern beans
1 cup wheat berries
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 small head cabbage, chopped
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. sage
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp. rosemary
1/2 cup fresh parsley
1-14oz. can diced tomatoes
2 carrots, peeled and cut into cubes
3 cups vegetable stock
1/2 lb. cut green beans
4 cups water

Put wheat berries in a bowl and cover with water; soak for at least 8
hours or overnight. Drain wheat berries and set aside. In a large pot,
heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until soft, 4
to 5 minutes. Add garlic, sage and rosemary. Cook, stirring for about one
minute. Add reserved wheat berries, tomatoes, broth and water; bring to a
simmer. Cover and adjust heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook wheat
berries until al dente, about 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours. Add cabbage, carrots,
green beans, cauliflower and beans. Bring to a simmer, cover until
vegetables are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in parsley and season with
pepper.


Has anybody seen this recipe before? I think it sounds pretty good, but
there's some weirdness: Are the great northern beans supposed to soak at
all? Am I to believe that they'll cook through in 25-30 minutes when added
along with the other vegetables? Or is the recipe calling for a cup of
COOKED great northern beans? My guess is that the beans are supposed to soak
overnight and get drained, while the wheat berries are NOT supposed to soak.
Then the next day, the beans and wheat berries get cooked together for an
hour and a half.

Bob

"Bob Terwilliger" wrote in message
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Has anybody seen this recipe before? I think it sounds
pretty good, but there's some weirdness: Are the great
northern beans supposed to soak at all? Am I to believe
that they'll cook through in 25-30 minutes when added
along with the other vegetables? Or is the recipe calling
for a cup of COOKED great northern beans? My guess
is that the beans are supposed to soak overnight and get
drained, while the wheat berries are NOT supposed to
soak. Then the next day, the beans and wheat berries get
cooked together for an hour and a half.

I'd say both the beans and wheat berries are supposed to soak -- depending,
of course, on whether you decide to use dried or pre-cooked beans. Could be
the soup will be *very* thick if you use dried beans, but that can certainly
be remedied by adding additional stock, water or other liquid. I'd probably
tinker around with the recipe a bit, to figure out just which ratios were
pleasing to me in the end product.

I'd probably throw in some meat of some kind, too, but I'm a staunch
omnivore.
-j

Jacqui wrote:

I'd say both the beans and wheat berries are supposed to soak --
depending, of course, on whether you decide to use dried or pre-cooked
beans. Could be the soup will be *very* thick if you use dried beans, but
that can certainly be remedied by adding additional stock, water or other
liquid. I'd probably tinker around with the recipe a bit, to figure out
just which ratios were pleasing to me in the end product.

I'd probably throw in some meat of some kind, too, but I'm a staunch
omnivore.


I plan to use soaked dry beans; I was just curious about this recipe which
has seemingly been floating around for years with no questions asked.

Regarding the use of meat, I'll be using chicken stock, and I might use
bacon instead of olive oil. Come to think of it, I've got a pack of chicken
leg quarters, and I could put a couple of them in here...

Bob

"Bob Terwilliger" wrote in message
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I plan to use soaked dry beans; I was just curious
about this recipe which has seemingly been floating
around for years with no questions asked.

RFR is one of the more annoying Usenet places, imo -- no possibility for
even on-topic discussion. What finally irked me enough to stop posting was
the arbitrary, nonsensical recipe reformatting (often resulting in errors
and typos) and attribution stripping.

Regarding the use of meat, I'll be using chicken stock,
and I might use bacon instead of olive oil. Come to
think of it, I've got a pack of chicken leg quarters,
and I could put a couple of them in here...

Sounds good. When's dinner?
-j

"Bob Terwilliger" wrote in message
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I got the following off rec.food.recipes:

Autumn Wheat Berry Soup
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Has anybody seen this recipe before? I think it sounds pretty good, but
there's some weirdness: Are the great northern beans supposed to soak at
all? Am I to believe that they'll cook through in 25-30 minutes when added
along with the other vegetables? Or is the recipe calling for a cup of
COOKED great northern beans? My guess is that the beans are supposed to
soak overnight and get drained, while the wheat berries are NOT supposed
to soak. Then the next day, the beans and wheat berries get cooked
together for an hour and a half.

Bob

Back when I was a hippy chick I used to cook wheat berries for my kids for
breakfast. They only take about 30 minutes or so to cook from dry so I
don't think you'd need to soak them overnight and then cook them for an hour
and a half. The beans on the other hand do need to soak to cook in an hour
and a half.


Ms P

"Bob Terwilliger" wrote in message
...
I got the following off rec.food.recipes:

Autumn Wheat Berry Soup

1 cup great northern beans
1 cup wheat berries
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 small head cabbage, chopped
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. sage
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp. rosemary
1/2 cup fresh parsley
1-14oz. can diced tomatoes
2 carrots, peeled and cut into cubes
3 cups vegetable stock
1/2 lb. cut green beans
4 cups water

Put wheat berries in a bowl and cover with water; soak for at least 8
hours or overnight. Drain wheat berries and set aside. In a large pot,
heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until soft, 4
to 5 minutes. Add garlic, sage and rosemary. Cook, stirring for about one
minute. Add reserved wheat berries, tomatoes, broth and water; bring to a
simmer. Cover and adjust heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook wheat
berries until al dente, about 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours. Add cabbage, carrots,
green beans, cauliflower and beans. Bring to a simmer, cover until
vegetables are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in parsley and season with
pepper.


Has anybody seen this recipe before? I think it sounds pretty good, but
there's some weirdness: Are the great northern beans supposed to soak at
all? Am I to believe that they'll cook through in 25-30 minutes when added
along with the other vegetables? Or is the recipe calling for a cup of
COOKED great northern beans? My guess is that the beans are supposed to
soak overnight and get drained, while the wheat berries are NOT supposed
to soak. Then the next day, the beans and wheat berries get cooked
together for an hour and a half.


I think you're right. I also think this sounds like a dish you might rather
feed
to a sickly horse than eat. Do let us know how it turns out.