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Escarole...
Soup that means more to me than just amazing flavor. The look, smell and taste are home. This is how I make it...

Back in the day this soup was "a lot of work" - Jane Fusco. Now a wonderful grocery store called "Wegmans" does all the work for me. You can buy a large bag of Escarole leaves washed cut and cleaned. This alone makes the soup totally worth making. Before, you bought the greens in cases and had to soak them, rinse and repeat. The green held onto a lot of sand and dirt so you really needed to clean them before cooking.

Okay... so in the soup there are mini meatballs (you need to make them). Today
I used ground turkey but you can also use veal/pork/beef mixture to make mini meatballs.
 I took my pack of ground turkey and added breadcrumbs, eggs, pecorino romano cheese, salt and pepper, garlic, and grated onion. I mixed them. Using a cookie scoop I scooped little tiny meatballs and placed them on a baking sheet and baked them in the oven until golden brown on top.

While I made the meatballs, this is what was happening on the stove:
I took a large pot filled it with water.
I placed 3-4 split bone-in chicken breasts in the pot of water and turned it on med-high
I boiled the chicken breasts.
After they were cooked,  I took them out of liquid shredded them.

Soooo ----Now in total you have a pot of chicken stock-like liquid
Shredded chicken
a baking sheet of mini meatballs
2 large bags of escarole greens

Put all of those items into the pot of liquid. The escarole greens will wilt down-you may have to cover with a lid to make the process move faster. Give the pot a nice stir. Season with salt and pepper if you haven't already done so.

Now here comes the part you may not want to do but I am telling you, it is a must.
Take a small bowl- whisk 2-3 extra large eggs with 1/3 cup Pecorino Romano cheese. When your pot is up to a bubble, pour in the egg mixture and mix or whisk it into the soup.

I put the lid on and let this all come together on low for about 20 mins...

Serve with grated cheese...yum

Then  you make brownies in mini muffin trays and your boys tell you when they are finished!