Tuscan Zuppa di Farro - Wheat Grain Soup

500g Wheat Grain

1 carrot diced

1/4 cabbage or 2 Pack Choy

1 Onion chopped

1 tbsp flour

1.5 Litre Vegetable Stock

1 Celery Stick diced

200g chopped prosciutto (ham)

1 clove garlic crushed

1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary

Salt & Pepper

2 tbsp Olive oil

1 tbsp butter

Grated Pecorino Cheese

Soak wheat grain in cold water for at least 12 hours or overnight.

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a soup pot, add chopped onions and crushed garlic and fry gently till golden.  Sprinkle flour and stir then add stock.  Add chopped cabbage, ham, chopped celery stick,  wheat grain and chopped fresh rosemary and bring to boil.  Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour or till all vegetables ar soft and soup thickens. Season to taste and serve sprinkled with grated pecorino cheese and a drizzle of olive oil.