Stracciatelle With Tiny Meatballs – Torn Rags - Italian Recipes

Stracciatelle With Tiny Meatballs – Torn Rags - Italian Recipes

Ingredients

4 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup pastina, acini di pepe or stelline (little stars)
1 teaspoon fresh parsley,chopped
1 small carrot sliced thinly
1/2 lb spinach (just the leafs, and cut up julienne)

Meatball mixture

1/2 pound ground lean beef
1 egg
2 teaspoon flavored bread crumbs
1 teaspoon grated romano cheese
2 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 small onion minced

Egg mixture

2 eggs
1 teaspoon grated romano cheese

Directions

In a soup pot combine soup ingredients and bring to boil reduce to a low boil. Mix your ingrediants for meatballs, roll them up tiny marble size and drop into soup. Let cook about 10 minutes or just until pasta is cooked. In a small bowl, beat 2 eggs,1 tsp grated romano cheese and slowly drizzle into soup stirring constantly. Drizzle about a tsp of olive oil in and stir. Remove from heat and cover and let stand about 2 minutes.

Serves about 6-8