Chicken soup stracciatella & Chicken patties – Tessa Kiros

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cleaned for boiling
• 2 carrots, peeled
• 1 leafy celery stick
• a few sprigs of thyme
• 1 large onion, peeled
• about 2 litres water
• 6 peppercorns
• about 2 tsp salt
• 320 g potatoes, washed
• 300 g shredded chicken or meat from the broth
• 1 garlic clove, very finely chopped
• a tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 egg
• 2 or 3 tablespoons grated parmesan
• nutmeg, for grating
• a few tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
• a little light olive oil
• 500 ml chicken broth
• at least 2 heaped tablespoons grated parmesan