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Cardo in brodo - Thistle with broth

500gr of thistles, the juice of 2 lemons, 2 flour tablespoons, 4 eggs, 250gr of grated Parmigiano, 2 chicken livers, 2,5liters of meat broth, salt, 300gr of grind pork meat, 100gr of grated pecorino, 2 eggs, salt

Clean the thistle and dip them into water and juice of lemon. After some hours let them boil in water mixed with the remaining juice of lemon. Prepare some meatballs with the grind pork meat, the eggs, the cheese and salt. At this point beat the eggs, mix them together with grated Parmigiano than add this mix to the thistles pieces, add salt and dip them into the hot broth.
Dip also the meatballs and the diced chicken livers, stir with a wooden spoon frequently till it starts to boil.