# Italian Penicillin

A cozy, vegetable-packed chicken broth soup with pastina, finished with butter, parmesan, egg yolk, and lemon.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Difficulty: easy
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken broth
- onion
- celery
- carrot
- garlic
- turmeric
- butter
- pastina
- egg yolk
- parmesan cheese
- lemon juice
- black pepper

## Instructions

1. Pour chicken broth into a medium pot.
2. Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic to the pot, bring to a boil, then simmer until the vegetables are tender.
3. Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and transfer to a blender, adding a small amount of turmeric and a splash of hot chicken broth.
4. Let the mixture cool slightly, then blend until completely smooth.
5. Pour the vegetable puree back into the pot of broth, add a touch of butter, and bring to a simmer.
6. Stir in the pastina and simmer, stirring often, until the pasta is tender.
7. Turn off the heat and stir in the egg yolk.
8. Finish with more butter, parmesan cheese, black pepper, and lemon juice.

## Equipment

- medium pot
- slotted spoon
- blender

## Tips

- Pastina is personal, make it exactly how you like it.
- Acini di pepe can be used as an alternative to pastina.
- Blend the vegetables when they are not piping hot.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTfugaxwt/
- Creator: heresyourbite
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f567a1b7-ae26-4407-977d-45179864faf2
- Extracted: 2026-10-24

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