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Romanian meatball soup is a tomato based soup that has chunky vegetables

Romanian Meatball soup - ciorba de perisoare

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A sour soup filled with chunky vegetables and fluffy meatballs
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course dinner, dinner ideas, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Romanian

Equipment

  • 1 large pot
  • 1 Chopping board
  • 1 knife
  • 1 saucepan or frying pan for sauteing tomatoes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large onion
  • 2-3 large carrots
  • 1 pepper (bell pepper)
  • 2 medium potatoes (optional) peeled and cubed
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes (400 g)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil or sunflower or vegetable oil
  • 2 handfuls fresh or frozen peas
  • 2 tsp salt (to taste)
  • juice from 1 lemon (optional)

For the meatballs

  • 500 g Lean beef mince
  • 1 tbsp olive oil or sunflower or vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp black pepper (or to taste)
  • 2-3 tbsp fresh herbs (dill and or parsley, finely chopped )
  • half cup short grain rice (or any white rice)

Instructions
 

  • Fill up a third of a large pot with cold water.
    Peel the onion and carrots and dice them. The carrots can also be sliced in chunky discs if you prefer.
    Add diced onions and carrots to the water. Bring to the boil and allow to simmer covered for 10 minutes.

Prepare your meatballs

  • Mix all ingredients for meatballs. With an ice-cream scoop make small balls (roughly 2 teaspoons of mixture per meatball) and place them on a plate.
  • Drop meatballs gently into the simmering water, add potatoes (peeled and cubed) and keep covered.
    After 15 minutes take a meatball out and check if the rice cooked and soft. If not, allow to simmer an extra 5 minutes. Potatoes should also be soft by then if adding.

Saute the tomatoes

  • In a saucepan or frying pan heat the oil gently then add the chopped tomatoes, allow to saute for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
  • After potatoes and meatballs are fully cooked, the cooked tomatoes and oil can be added to the pot.

Assemble your dish

  • Add the frozen peas and allow to simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Take the pot off the heat, add finely chopped parsley and lemon juice.
  • Serve 1-2 ladles per person with a dollop of sour cream and crusty sourdough.

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