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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place a large saucepot over medium-high heat with 2 turns of the pan of olive oil, about 2 tablespoons. Add the pancetta to the pan and cook until crispy, 3-4 minutes. | 2. Add the onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf and garlic to the pan with some salt and pepper, and cook until the veggies are tender, 5-6 minutes. | 3. Add the tomato paste to the pan and cook until aromatic and brick red in color, about 30 seconds. | 4. Add the chicken stock, water and beans to the pot, and bring the liquids up to a bubble. | 5. While the soup is heating up, combine the pork, egg, breadcrumbs, cheese, fennel seeds, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Mix everything well with your hands to combine. | 6. When liquids are at a bubble, reduce the heat to medium and form the meat into 1-inch balls, dropping them into the soup as you go. | 7. Simmer the dumplings until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Turn the heat back up to medium-high, add the pasta and cook to al dente according to package directions. | 8. Serve the soup with some crusty bread alongside and more grated Parm at the table. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
pancetta	4	slices	chopped	-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
carrot	1		peeled chopped	52.48	12.2624	1.1904	0.3072
celery	2	stalks	chopped	20.48	3.8016	0.8832	0.2176
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
garlic clove	3		chopped	-	-	-	-
salt pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
tomato paste	3	tablespoons		39.36	9.0768	2.0736	0.2256
chicken stock	4	cups		345.6	33.888000000000005	24.191999999999997	11.52
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cannellini bean	1	can	drained	-	-	-	-
pork	3/4		ground	1279.152	0.0	47.3218	119.3081
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
breadcrumb	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
parmigiano reggiano cheese	1/4	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
fennel seed	1	teaspoon		6.9	1.0458	0.316	0.2974
ditalini pasta	1	cup	shaped	-	-	-	-
bread	1	loaf		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.