Romanian Meatball Soup

Romanian Meatball Soup is a comforting bowl of juicy pork meatballs simmered with onions and seasonings, offering a cozy blend of flavors and textures. It's easy to make and packed with hearty goodness.

Course Soup

Cuisine Romanian

Keyword comfort food, hearty meal, meatball soup, traditional recipe

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 300kcal

Author Liza A

Ingredients

Meatballs:

1 lb lean ground pork
1 shallot minced
1 tsp garlic powder
1 egg
1/4 cup of long grain rice
1/4 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

Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs and roll in balls of desired size. Set aside.
Heat olive oil in large stockpot. Add onion, carrots and celery; sauté over medium heat until vegetables begin to soften, about 4 minutes.
Add the broth. Bring to a boil and then add the meatballs one at a time.
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

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