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2 cans chicken consomme (don’t go all college inn on me)

1 cup water

1/2 box pasta

1/4 lbs pancetta

1/2 cup creme fraiche

1/2 cup sherry (cooking sherry if you’re cheap, but don’t be)

chopped green onions

1 tsp choluha

salt and pepper to taste

boil the consomme and water and cook the pasta in it, according to the directions on the box.  with two minutes to go, chop up that pancetta, throw it in a frying pan and get it good and done.  (technical terms here, y’all.)  scrape all the pancetta into the pasta and broth, fat too.  add hot sauce and garlic powder - granulated is a bad idea, so don’t try it. salt and pepper. cook everything up til it’s nice and thick.  add the sherry.  if you’re in a cold-weather place, or you’re sick, add cannellini or navy beans here and let them get hot.

remove, pour into bowls.  this makes 2 servings as a main course.  top with 1/4 cup creme fraiche each, top with green onions.

i’ve had this two days in a row and am convinced i warded off some awful version of a throat-itis.  excellent with toast points and caviar :  )