Italian🥣 Soups & stews

Pastina Soup

Name: Pastina Soup
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 quarts water or chicken stock; 1 cup celery stalks and inner leaves; 1 cup carrots; 1 tomato; 2 tbsp parsley; 12 oz pastina or small pasta shapes; 1 egg; ~1 tbsp olive oil; ~¼ cups Pecorino Romano cheese; to taste salt

Grandma Gina demonstrates how to make traditional Pastina Soup, a simple and nourishing Italian home-style dish perfect for the whole family, from babies to seniors. This comforting soup can be customized with egg or cheese to enhance the flavor.

Adapted from a video by Buon-A-Petitti

Italian Grandma Makes Pastina Soup

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Ingredients

water or chicken stock2 quarts
celery stalks and inner leaveschopped1 cup
carrotschopped1 cup
tomatoplum tomato, chopped1
parsleychopped2 tbsp
pastina or small pasta shapes12 oz
eggextra large1
olive oilto taste~1 tbspest.
Pecorino Romano cheesegrated, optional~¼ cupsest.

Steps

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1
Gather all ingredients: celery, carrots, tomato, parsley, Pecorino Romano cheese, and pastina.
2
Pour cold water into the pot and add the chopped celery, carrots, tomato, and parsley.
3
Season with salt and add about one spoon of olive oil.
4
Let the vegetables cook for 10 to 15 minutes to develop the broth's flavor.
5
Reduce the heat to low and add a bit more salt to taste before adding the pasta.
6
Add the pastina to the soup and cook until the pasta is tender.
7
Optionally beat an egg and stir it into the hot soup, or top with grated Pecorino Romano cheese to enhance the flavor.
8
Serve in bowls and enjoy. This soup is especially comforting in winter and suitable for the sick or elderly.

Pastina Soup

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