6 cavolo nero broth Recipes

water, divided, salt, divided, farro, dried porcini mushrooms, fresh porcini or shiitake mushrooms, quartered, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, freshly ground black pepper, onion, diced, ribs celery, diced, fennel bulb, diced, garlic cloves, minced, bay leaf, fresh parsley, fresh sage, cavolo nero or kale, coarsely chopped, chicken broth

dried white beans such as cannellini , great northern, or navy (about 1 1/4 cups), picked over and rinsed, sliced pancetta, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, whole tomatoes in juice, drained , reserving juice, and chopped, low-sodium chicken broth (28 fl oz), water, parmigiano-reggiano rind (roughly 3 by 2 by 1/2 inch), salt, black pepper, bottled peeled cooked whole chestnuts (8 oz), halved, cavolo nero or regular green kale, stems and center ribs discarded and leaves torn into bite-size pieces, chopped fresh thyme, grated parmigiano-reggiano, garnish: parmigiano-reggiano shavings ; extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling; black pepper; fresh thyme sprigs; whole chestnuts

cavolo nero or 4 bunches tuscan kale, stemmed and cleaned, olive oil, white onion , thinly sliced lengthwise, rosemary, dried arbol chile (this is a red chile, use cayenne pepper if you can tsp find the chile), garlic cloves, thinly sliced, salt, divided , more as needed, chicken broth (optional) or 2 tbsp water (optional)

coarse kosher salt, bay leaf, fennel seeds, dried lavender blossoms, whole black peppercorns, whole allspice, duck breast halves (about 1 3/4 lb total ), extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, peeled , smashed, cavolo nero or other kale, thick center stems removed, leaves cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices (about 16 cups), low-salt chicken broth, red seedless grapes, stemmed