Thursday, October 29, 2009

Italia a Tavola- Onion and peas soup

Carabaccia
(Peas soup)

3 large onions
4 Celery m Carrots
11 oz of fresh peas
4 eggs
Como or ciabatta bread
Olive oil
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Salt, Pepper

Chop the onions, celery and carrots and put in a earth pot with abundant oil, salt and pepper; let cook at low heat with the lid on for at least 1 hour stirring every now and then.
Boil the peas and pass half through a strainer or put half in the food processor.
After about 1 hour add the peas to the veggies sauce and stir well. Poach 4 eggs.
Toast 4 slices of bread, quickly dunk the in a bowl of hot water and put each one of them in a separate bowl. Cover the bread with a ladle full of carabaccia, put one poached egg on it and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

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