This is a fairly new Christmas tradition in our home, mixed with a favorite family recipe. The noodles in the soup are the creation of my great grandmother, Marion Rapa. We've taken her recipe, and rather than rolling out the noodles and cutting them into strips, we've used a star shaped cookie cutter to make star noodles. My boys then came up with lots of the other ingredients, and we talk about each one as we chop them up together.
Noodles:
1 cup flour
1 egg
1 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. milk
Mix together. Roll out onto a well floured surface. Cut into noodles. Let dry overnight if possible on baking sheets and cover. I usually make these a day ahead, and make 2 batches for the soup.
Soup:
6 cups water (source of life)
1 onion, chopped (purity)
1/3 cup sweet red pepper chopped (the blood of Jesus)
1/3 cup frozen corn (gold)
2 cloves of garlic, diced (cleansing)
3/4 cup carrots (what the donkey ate:)
2 small heads of broccoli, flowers only (symbol of a tree-cross)
1 tsp. salt (salt of the earth)
3 rapunzel bullion cubes
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. parsley
1 1/2 tsp. basil (all herbs signify frankincense and myrrh)
2 T olive oil (healing)
Prepare all ingredients as a family, and talk about the meaning of each one. Throw them all into dutch oven, and bring to a boil. Add noodles, and simmer about 20-30 minutes more or until noodles are soft.
Great to enjoy on Christmas Eve!!!!
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