Apicius' Minestra Di Passatelli

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 500 g beef, meat for broth (meat under ribs and some knee bone)
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 1 celery rib
• 2 liters cold water
• salt
• 140 g breadcrumbs
• 90 g grated parmesan cheese
• 4 eggs
• 30 g butter
• nutmeg or grated lemon zest
• salt

Recipe

• 1 make the broth by putting all the first 5 ingredients in cold water and bring to a boil; turn down the heat and remove foam on the surface.
• 2 simmer at least two hours with salt added.
• 3 filter before use.
• 4 make the passatelli by mixing the rest of the ingredients in a dough (little sticky).
• 5 give them the appropriate shape and pour in the boiling broth.
• 6 serve the soup with grated parmesan cheese.