Cholent Jazzed up: Chestnut Mushroom Soup Recipe - Levana Cooks

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups black barley or black rice (also called forbidden rice)
• 3 bags (1 pound total) vacuum-packed roasted chestnuts, crumbled
• 3 leeks, sliced
• 1 1/2 pounds shiitake mushrooms, caps only, sliced
• 3 large potatoes, diced
• 1 dozen pitted dates, sliced
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 cups sake (liquor stores)
• salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 2 good pinches saffron
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 sprig tarragon
• 4-5 bay leaves, or 1 teaspoon ground
• 12 cups (3 quarts) water