Brodo con Straciatella
- 2 eggs
- 4 teaspoons finely grated Parmesan cheese
- a pinch of coarse salt, plus 1 1/2 teaspoons
- a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 4 (1 liter) cups chicken stock or beef stock or, in England, imported beef or meat stock or Garlic Broth for a vegetarian soup
- 1 pound (450 g) spinach or Swiss chard, stemmed and leaves cut across into narrow strips, optional
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- In a small bowl, stir together the eggs, cheese, pinch of salt, the nutmeg, and flour try not to get the eggs at all frothy.
- In a medium saucepan, bring the stock to a boil.
- Place a colander with widely spaced holes over the boiling stock.
- Pour the egg mixture through the colander.
- Remove the colander and stir the soup once or twice.
- Remove from the heat or, if using the greens, lower the heat and stir them in just to heat through.
- Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately.
eggs, parmesan cheese, salt, nutmeg, flour, liter, swiss chard, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/brodo-con-straciatella-15609 (may not work)