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Paradise Soup


Paradise Soup
Description servings: 6
calories: medium
category: soup
cost: low
difficulty: easy
preparation time: 40
 
Ingredients Eggs  6
Dry white bread  500 gr.
Reggiano Parmesan cheese  250 gr.
Broth (mixed beef and capon)  1.2 litres
Nutmeg  a pinch

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Preparation Remove all the crust from the dry bread and grate the rest so that you have 6 heaped spoonfuls.

Select a well-seasoned piece of Parmesan cheese but which has a soft, sweet taste as the success of the soup depends on the good quality of this cheese. Grate the cheese in order to obtain 6 heaped spoonfuls.

Whisk the eggs together in a bowl and add the grated cheese and the grated bread as well as a pinch of nutmeg. The mixture should have a fluid texture.

Prepare the broth with the mixed meat and poultry and cool. Then skim off all the fat. Put it back into a pot and bring it to a boil. Pour the egg and cheese mixture into the broth and stir rapidly for a few minutes. Switch off the heat and let it rest for a few minutes with the lid on. Serve hot in a soup tureen.
 
The Chef's tips The Trebbiano of Lugana is a light coloured wine to be served at 10°C.
 
Curiosity This soup served to give strength back to the sick in convalecence. It is however also eaten at Easter time according to the tradition