"Comfort food is rarely healthy, or vegetarian. This soul-satisfying winter hash is both. The recipe from F&W Best New Chefs 2009 Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, of Animal and Son of a Gun in Los Angeles, combines crispy sunchokes, silky oyster mushrooms, tender kale and chewy farro. Itâ??s wonderful served with grilled steak or on its own as a meatless main course...."
INGREDIENTS
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3/4 cup farro
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2 1/2 pounds large sunchokes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
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Salt
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1 pound Tuscan kale, tough stems discarded
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3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil blended with 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
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1 small red onion, sliced 1/4 inch thick
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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1/2 pound oyster mushrooms, halved if large
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Freshly ground pepper