Bread Soup for Lent: Panada
- 1 cup fresh sweet peas
- 1 1/2 quarts chicken stock, recipe follows
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 1/2 pounds chicken wings, backs, and bones
- 3 carrots, coarsely chopped
- 2 onions, coarsely chopped
- 4 ribs celery, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1 bunch parsley stems
- Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil and add 1 tablespoon salt.
- Set up an ice bath nearby.
- Blanch the peas in the water for 2 minutes, then remove with a slotted spoon, and immediately refresh in the ice bath.
- Drain and set aside.
- In a soup pot, bring to chicken stock to a simmer.
- In a separate pot, combine the blanched peas, breadcrumbs, eggs, cheese, and salt and pepper, to taste, and stir well.
- Stir in a ladle of the chicken stock and cook over low heat, stirring constantly and gradually adding the warm stock, a ladle at a time, to keep the eggs from coagulating.
- Adjust the seasoning and serve.
- In a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the oil over high heat until smoking.
- Add all the chicken parts and brown all over, stirring to avoid burning.
- Remove the chicken and reserve.
- Add the carrots, onions, and celery to the pot and cook until soft and browned.
- Return the chicken to the pot and add 3 quarts of water, the tomato paste, peppercorns, and parsley.
- Stir with a wooden spoon to dislodge the browned chicken and vegetables bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Bring almost to a boil, then reduce heat and cook at a low simmer until reduced by half, about 2 hours, occasionally skimming excess fat.
- Remove from heat, strain, and press on the solids with the bottom of a ladle to extract out all liquids.
- Stir the stock to facilitate cooling and set aside.
- Refrigerate stock in small containers for up to a week or freeze for up to a month.
- Yield: 1 1/2 quarts
fresh sweet peas, chicken stock, bread crumbs, eggs, salt, extravirgin olive oil, chicken, carrots, onions, celery, tomato paste, black peppercorns, parsley stems
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/bread-soup-for-lent-panada-recipe.html (may not work)