Yields
4 servings
This dish must be served as soon as it is cooked or it becomes lumpy. Pastina in Italian means “tiny dough”. It can be any tiny shapes of pasta.
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ingredients
6
cup milk
10
oz pastina or small alphabet pasta
3
eggs, beaten to mix
3
oz grated parmesan cheese
freshly grated nutmeg
coarse salt
freshly cracked black pepper
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directions
Step 1
Bring the milk to a boil in a large saucepan.
Step 2
Add the pastina and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until al dente and the milk is thickened to a cream consistency, about 10 minutes.
Step 3
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the eggs, cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper.