Brodo con straciatella

Preparation info
  • Makes 4 cups 1 l ) without spinach, 5 cups 1.25 l ) with;

    4

    first-course servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Soup: A Way of Life

By Barbara Kafka

Published 1998

  • About

Straciatella are little rags or strings, which is what the eggs look like when they are cooked. It is these gentle shreds that make this soup so comforting. The essentials of this soup are the stock, or brodo, the eggs, and the cheese. The spinach or other greens are variants, as is the prosciutto. Cooked peas can be used instead of the greens and if Garlic Broth is substituted for the brodo and Serrano ham for the prosciutto, this will be a distinctl