Hungarian bean and barley stew (Sólet) from Zingerman's Bakehouse: Best-Loved Recipes for Baking People Happy (page 250) by Amy Emberling and Frank Carollo and Zingerman's Bakehouse

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  • PinchOfSalt on December 03, 2025

    Real stick-to-the-ribs comfort food, as long as you enjoy a bit of spicy heat. Very little prep work, unfussy to cook. Noting that the beans I was using had a best by date 3 years in the past, I did not skip the soak. Cooked this on the stove top at the barest of simmers in a 4-quart enameled cast iron pot instead of using the oven. A 6-quart pot would have been a better choice. The beans turned out perfect: unbroken and creamy inside. Specific ingredients used included Rancho Gordo cranberry beans, Bob's Red Mill pearled barley, and Wegman's store brand Hungarian sausage; both kinds of paprika (sweet and hot) were from Burlap and Barrel. At first the dish struck me as markedly spicy (but not too spicy for me). On the second day it had mellowed out. Of course the amount of spiciness will vary with the specific brand and age of the hot paprika that is used. I'm definitely going to be returning to this recipe in the future.

  • Lepa on December 14, 2022

    This was a great hands- off, comforting soup. I used bacon fat and kielbalsa. My soup was done after an hour and a half in the oven.

  • anya_sf on April 05, 2020

    For the meat, I used smoked Italian sausage. I had pearl barley, so didn't soak it. Instead of hot paprika, I used smoked mild paprika and ended up stirring some extra in at the end to boost the flavor. I had to add extra water for the last 45 minutes of cooking because the beans were sticking; they actually seemed done after 1.5 hours in the oven, although I kept them in longer (probably not necessary). I couldn't resist stirring in chopped parsley at the end to add some color. This was a homey, hearty dish reminiscent of pork and beans in the best way. It served 4 hungry people.

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