Simple Additions to Stock

By adding just a few ingredients to homemade stuck you can have a delicious soup in minutes. Some additions give extra taste, while starchy items like pasta, rice or dumplings give body in the soup. For other ideas, see box. Here two quick-and-easy Italian soups are illustrated, both using 1 litre chicken or fish stock. Both trill he sufficient for four first-course servings.

Pasta in brodo Bring stock to the boil, then reduce to a simmer. Add 225 g uncooked tortellini; cook for about 7 minutes.

Stracciatella Beat 2 eggs and whisk into simmering stock. Remove from the he it so that the hot stock cooks the eggs.