Tear It Up
Chicken soup gets egged
No matter the season, Brandon McGlamery's stracciatella is a best seller at Prato, the casual and newly opened younger sibling to Luma on Park in Winter Park, Florida. Stracciatella comes from the Italian "stracciato," meaning "torn apart." The name alludes to the shredded look of an egg when it is whisked into hot chicken broth just before serving. McGlamery's secret to his intensely flavored brodo is to further concentrate a strained six-hour chicken stock over a low flame before rippling in the eggs. For a weeknight variation, he suggests simmering store-bought chicken broth with herbs and whole peppercorns, which turns an otherwise all-day preparation into a speedy house call.
Roman Stracciatella (Egg Drop Soup)
Yield: 4
Cook Time: 35 minutes
- INGREDIENTS
6 cups good quality store-bought low-sodium chicken broth or homemade broth
5 black peppercorns
1 sprig thyme
1 small dried bay leaf or ½ small fresh bay leaf
2 large eggs
¼ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
4 basil leaves--stacked, rolled and thinly sliced crosswise
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon, quartered
About The Chef
Before opening Luma on Park in Winter Park, Florida, Brandon McGlamery apprenticed at London's Gordon Ramsey and Guy Savoy in Paris. He returned Stateside to cook throughout northern California at Delfina, Chez Panisse and the French Laundry. McGlamery opened Prato in November 2011.
Prato, 124 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, FL; 407-262-0050 or www.prato-wp.com



