Tomato Stracciatella

Tomato Stracciatella
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
45 minutes
Rating
4(120)
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Stracciatella is like an Italian egg drop soup. This particular version is adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, "Cooking From an Italian Garden," by Jon Cohen and Paola Scaravelli. I’d never seen a stracciatella with tomatoes until I came across this recipe.

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Ingredients

Yield:Serves six
  • 1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 to 4plump garlic cloves, minced
  • 114-ounce can chopped tomatoes, or 1½ cups grated tomatoes
  • Salt to taste
  • 1basil sprig
  • 2quarts vegetable broth or chicken stock
  • 4eggs
  • ¼cup bread crumbs or semolina
  • 6tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
  • 2tablespoons finely chopped parsley
  • 2tablespoons finely chopped basil or chives
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Optional: Cooked soup pasta for serving
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

321 calories; 9 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 4 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 45 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 15 grams protein; 1091 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the garlic. Stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and basil sprig. Cook, stirring, until the tomatoes have cooked down slightly and smell fragrant, about 10 minutes. Season to taste, and add the vegetable or chicken stock. Bring to a simmer, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  2. Step 2

    In a large mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, bread crumbs or semolina, Parmesan, parsley and basil or chives. Beat until frothy.

  3. Step 3

    Bring the soup to a boil, and slowly drizzle in a thin stream of the egg mixture, stirring constantly. After the mixture has been added, reduce the heat and simmer five minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. Add a spoonful of cooked soup pasta to the bowl if desired.

Tip
  • Advance preparation:You can make this through Step 1 up to a day ahead of serving and refrigerate it. Bring it back to a simmer, and proceed with Step 2.

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2 cups broth, large tomato chopped( no need to dirty a grater),4 garlic,2 eggs,2 tbs semolina, 4-5 tbs parmesan,2 tbs basil and parsley, big pinch chili flakes-ie., more flavorings. Makes 3 large servings

REALLY GOOD

CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS POST:
1 quart broth

It seemed like an awful lot of broth and not enough tomatoes. It is impossible to drizzle in the egg stuff, which is awfully thick. You just try to spoon it in bit by bit.

Excellent. I agree with other notes. Use less broth or more tomatoes. I doubled tomatoes (canned diced was good texture) and added 14 oz puree pumpkin. I added a bit of water to the egg/bread crumb/parm/herb mix poured it in slowly while whisking it in (no scrambled egg). The soup was thickish in the end. Not quite a potato soup thickness but close. I will make this again and yes! add the pumpkin.

Yes, delicious. I added a few tablespoons of water to thin the egg mixture so it drizzled better. Next time, I will use tomato puree instead of diced. I also cooked orzo in the soup, by adding it after 15 minutes of simmering, 9 minutes before the soup was done.

I added some cooked carrots, green beans and broccoli that I had left over from last night's dinner. I cut them in very small dice. It was a delicious soup for cold night.

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