Italian Egg Drop Soup Recipes

STRACCIATELLA SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth to a simmer in a pot over high heat. Taste broth and adjust salt and pepper as needed.
• Whisk eggs, parsley, semolina flour, grated Parmigiano Reggiano and pecorino Romano cheeses, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg together in a bowl until well blended.
• While stirring the simmering broth, slowly pour egg mixture into the broth. Bring mixture back up to a simmer. The liquid will be slightly cloudy initially and clear as broth heats.
• Serve in bowls; garnish with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

ITALIAN EGG-DROP SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, combine chicken broth, water, pasta, chickpeas, scallions, and nutmeg over high heat. Cover. Once mixture comes to a boil, uncover and cook 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add greens, stir and cook 1 minute. Reduce heat to a simmer. Stir soup rapidly, then slowly drizzle eggs into soup near the edge of the pot, stirring constantly. (If you add them to the center, they'll clump up too much. Cook 2 minutes. Season with pepper. Add scallions and lemon juice. Serve with Parmesan sprinkled on top.

STRACIATELLA SOUP (ITALIAN EGG DROP SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil in a large saucepan.
• Beat together eggs, Parmesan cheese and parsley in a bowl.
• Reduce heat to low on stock and drizzle egg mixture into stock.
• Simmer, stirring until eggs are set.
• Season with salt and pepper.

ITALIAN PASTINA EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the chicken broth and water to a boil. Once boiling, cook 1 cup of pastina pasta in the broth. (Cook the pastina according to the time on the box.)
• While the pastina is cooking, beat the eggs in a small bowl and then whisk in the parmesan cheese with the eggs.
• Once the pasta is cooked remove the pot from the heat.
• Before adding the egg mixture to the pasta you need to temper the eggs so they don't scramble in the heat. To do this: add a spoonful of the hot pasta/broth to the eggs and whisk. Repeat that 2 times until the eggs are warm then add the egg mixture to the pot with the pasta. Whisk everything until smooth.
• Add in the salt, pepper, butter and parsley and whisk again until everything is combined.
• Serve immediately with an extra sprinkle of cheese and parsley and a drizzle of olive oil if you're feeling fancy!

STRACCIATELLA - ITALIAN EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Chop fresh spinach and set aside Whisk eggs, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese together and set aside Bring chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest and garlic to a boil; add chopped spinach and mix to incorporate When broth is boiling, add eggs in a steady, slow stream, whisking broth rapidly to break eggs up as they are incorporated into the broth When all eggs are blended with broth, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes Serve immediately; garnish with additional parmesan cheese if desired.