INGREDIENTS
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1 ounce, or a generous handful, dried porcini mushrooms
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8 cups beef stock
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Salt
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1 cup kasha (buckwheat groats)
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2 tablespoons EVOO, plus extra for drizzling
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4 ounces guanciale, bacon or pancetta, diced
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1 pound stew beef, cut into small cubes
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Freshly grated black pepper
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4 cloves garlic, chopped
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2 onions, finely chopped
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2 fresh bay leaves
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1 bundle flat kale, stemmed and chopped
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Whole nutmeg
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2 tablespoons tomato paste
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2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
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Crusty bread and shaved pecorino, to pass at table