Romanian Meatball Soup
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Serves: 8 servings
 
Ingredients
Meatballs:
  • 1 lb lean ground pork
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup of long grain rice
  • ¼ cup of breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • Sea salt and pepper to taste
Soup:
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 2 sticks celery, chopped
  • 10 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp of tomato paste or 1 cup tomato juice
  • Juice of one lemon or more to taste
  • Sea salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Chopped parsley
Instructions
  1. Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs and roll in balls of desired size. Set aside.
  2. Heat olive oil in large stockpot. Add onion, carrots and celery; sauté over medium heat until vegetables begin to soften, about 4 minutes.
  3. Add the broth. Bring to a boil and then add the meatballs one at a time.
  4. Keep boiling until meatballs rise to the top then add the tomato juice or paste, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Continue to simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes. Slowly pour in the eggs in a steady stream. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Transfer to a serving bowl, top with a dollop of sour cream and serve.
Notes
Recipe source: Jocooks
Recipe by Salu Salo Recipes at https://salu-salo.com/romanian-meatball-soup/