Pastina

Pastina

from daenskitchen.com
Main Course
11 min
4 servings

Pastina is Italy’s ultimate comfort food. It’s buttery, cheesy and silky and will cure any ailment.

Ingredients

  • 4 cupschicken stock (1 litre)
  • 1 cuppastina
  • 50 gbutter
  • ½ cuppecorino romano or parmeson (grated + extra to serve)
  • salt
  • drizzle of olive oil

Directions

  1. 1

    In a medium sized pot on a high heat, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Add the pastina and butter to the chicken stock and immediately turn the heat down to low - medium. Continuously stir the pastina until it’s plump and has absorbed 80% of the liquid.

  2. 2

    Take the pastina off the heat, season to taste with salt and stir through the cheese . Finish off with a sprinkling of extra cheese and drizzle of olive oil