Italian Bread Dumpling Soup

Finally, I get to cook while Jim does his wine zoom. this is more or less from the Tucci cookbook. Too me it is very cold here; others find it a relief from the summer heat. The recipe was soup and sounded interesting. Tucci says this is a northern Italian recipe and I like northern Italian food The things I changed:

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 C diced dry Italian white bread, crust removed (about 4 oz.)
  • 6 C chicken broth
  • 1 C all-purpose flout
  • 1/2 C thinly sliced, then finely chopped pancetta (about 2 oz.)
  • 1/2 C thinly sliced, then finely chopped hard salami (about 1 oz.)
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 C milk
  • 1 T chopped fresh chives
  • 2 T chopped fresh Italian, flat leafed parsley
  • Pinch of ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 t kosher salt

Instructions