Of course, to ask her to marry you in a truly old fashioned way, you’d need a club and a dry cave somewhere.
Fortunately the Italians are one up on us as the originators of Italian Wedding Soup. I’m not sure how old fashioned it is, but its gotta be better than asking her by fax or IM. Alright, actually the phrase ‘wedding soup’ is a popular mistranslation, the ‘wedding’ in it refers to the ingredients going well together. Whatever.
Simplified Italian Wedding Soup:
- Chunk and lightly brown a parsnip, two carrots, a large onion and a huge handful of basil. Add plenty of fresh pepper and four chicken thighs, some herbs de provence, and oregano.
- Cover with chicken broth, and simmer until the chicken is tender. You may have to fish out the bones.
- Add directly to the soup a cup of either Israeli couscous or small macaroni, cook until tender
- Tear the leaves off a whole head of escarole. Mix into soup and let sit until wilted and tender. Tender is a big part of this recipe.
- Mix together three eggs and half a cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese. Bring the soup to a boil and whisk in the mixture. Final color should be a fluffy white.
- Serve with even more fresh pepper. Adding meatballs is a popular variation- can’t say I’m a fan tho.
2 Responses
I’m not qualified to comment about old-fashioned methods of obtaining a wives. In my experience, men acquire wives much like they acquire stray pets.
An unusual recipe for a soup. I happen to like soups with wilted greens, as its a good way to use aging spinach and lettuce buried deep the fridge. But what is the effect of adding the beaten eggs and cheese?
Have you ever had egg drop soup? YOu know the broth gets all fluffy and thick. well, now imagine it like that but with cheese and oregano. Now wipe the drool off your desk.