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Mini Meatball Soup




Source of Recipe


Ray


List of Ingredients





2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 carrots -- peeled, chopped
2 celery ribs -- chopped
1 medium onion -- chopped
2 fresh or dried bay leaves
Coarse salt -- to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
1 pound ground beef, pork and veal combined
1 egg -- beaten
2 garlic cloves -- minced
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon freshly-grated or ground nutmeg
6 cups chicken stock or broth
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups dried pasta, rings, broken fettuccini or
ditalini
1 pound triple-washed fresh spinach -- coarsely chopped
Grilled 4 Cheese Sandwiches -- (see recipe)



Recipe




In a deep pot over medium heat add oil, chopped carrots, celery and onions and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cover pot and cook veggies 5 or 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.

While the veggies cook, combine meat, egg, garlic, grated cheese, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, nutmeg.

Uncover your soup pot and add broth and water to the pot. Increase heat to high and bring soup to a boil. When soup boils, reduce heat a bit and start to roll meat mixture into small balls, dropping them straight into the pot. You are making meat dumplings that will cook in the broth. When you are done rolling the meat, add pasta to the soup and stir. Cover and simmer soup 10 minutes.

When pasta is tender, stir in chopped spinach in batches. When spinach has wilted into the soup, the soup is done and ready to serve. Adjust your seasonings. Serve soup with crusty bread or Grilled 4 Cheese Sandwiches.

This recipe yields 4 big servings.