Italian Wedding Soup

Italian Wedding Soup

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This soup in fact has nothing to do with weddings. In Italian, it is called minestra maritata (married soup) for its harmonious mingling of ingredients, and somewhere along the line the name got...

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Cooking tools:

  • Cheesecloth
  • Grater
  • Colander
  • Stockpot
  • Saucepan
  • Pot
  • Skillet
  • Mixing bowl
  • Slotted spoon
  • Spoon
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Stove

Ingredients

  • 1 (3 1/2–4-lb.) chicken
  • 2 carrots, peeled and trimmed
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 2 cups canned whole peeled plum tomatoes
  • Kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1⁄2 cup acine de pepe (frog's-eye) or other tiny round pasta
  • 1 bunch escarole, washed and coarsely chopped
  • 1⁄2 lb. ground beef
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 Tbsp. dry bread crumbs
  • 1 Tbsp. freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 1 Tbsp. freshly grated romano
  • Leaves from 2 sprigs parsley, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1⁄4 tsp. dried oregano

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