Zuppa con Pallotte di Pane (Soup with Bread Balls)

Directions

1. Make chicken broth.
2. Cut slices of Italian bread. Remove crust.
3. Cut the bread into pieces -- about 1 inch by 1 inch.
4. Beat eggs.
5. Dip bread pieces in the beaten egg.
6. Fry until golden.
7. Place the chicken broth in individual bowls.
8. Add pieces of fried bread to the broth.
9. Garnish with Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley (optional).
10. Serve warm.
11. *Brodo di Pollo ( Chicken Soup)
12. Ingredients
13. For chicken broth
14. 4 to 6 quarts water
15. 1 chicken
16. 2 tomatoes, quartered
17. 1 whole onion [optional]
18. 4 celery sticks with leaves
19. 1 teaspoon dried oregano [optional]
20. 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped [optional]
21. 2 chicken cubes [optional]
22. 2 teaspoons salt
23. 1 teaspoon pepper
24. Directions
25. Clean chicken, and cut into pieces.
26. Boil a large pot of water.
27. Add chicken.
28. Add vegetables and seasonings.
29. Cook for one and half hours or a bit longer.
30. Strain broth and reserve the meat for other dishes, or alternatively, remove the meat from the chicken and then cut it up in long strips and serve it along with the broth.