Pastina With Egg And Cheese
An easy to make pasta dish that is hearty and satisfying.
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Pastina
- 3 Cups Water
- 2 Each Eggs
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- 2 Tbsp Grated Cheese Parmesan, Romano, or your favorite blend
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
Preparation
- Add a small palm-full of salt to 3 cups of water and bring to boil.
- Beat eggs well until they become a consistent pale yellow color.
Cooking
- Stir Pastina into salted boiling water and cook for about 5 or 6 minutes. Be sure not to overcook.
- Use a strainer to drain most of the water from the Pastina. Leave enough water so that it is roughly the consistency of a thin milkshake. If any Pastina collected in the strainer return it to the pot.
- Return the Pastina to the stove on low to medium heat. Slowly drizzle in the beaten egg by adding a small amount of the egg, pausing then stirring a bit, then adding more egg and repeating until all of the egg has been added. Cover the pot so that the egg cooks completely. Your goal is to have tiny bits of the egg cook and be distributed throughout the dish.
- Add the butter and stir.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese around the top of the Pastina and replace the lid so that the cheese melts in to the dish. Avoid stirring the dish until the cheese has melted else you risk having the cheese collect on the spoon.
- Serve the dish in bowls with extra cheese and pepper.