Wanna make a super tasty meatballs soup recipe you’ll absolutely love?
This meatballs soup recipe is a nice, comforting soup that has been soured with a generous shot of fresh lemon juice or homemade borsch. Pork and rice meatballs bring so much savory flavor and substance to the simple base of vegetable broth.
Meatballs soup recipe
Is there anything better for a hungry, cold and tired person than a hot, tasty, comforting soup? This meatballs soup recipe is one of our most favorites! We are sour soups people, we simply must have a bowl of sour soup almost every day, the sourer the better! No matter how hot is outside, we still have to have a bowl of tasty soup. It helps us feel full quicker while providing nutritious ingredients to our diet, like meat and vegetables.
Soups in general but sour soups in particular help with digestion, and let’s be honest, nothing make one’s day better than a happy tummy, right?
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This simple but delicious meatball soup is basically a vegetable and meat soup that has been soured with a generous shot of fresh lemon juice or a homemade borsch (which is how we love to cook it! nothing beats that incredible taste homemade borsch gives to any soup!) Pork and rice meatballs bring savory flavor and substance to the vegetable broth that is used as a base for this recipe.
Meatballs soup recipe is so incredibly popular all around the world, almost every nation has it’s own version! From the Italian wedding soup, to asian meatball soup, Swedish meatballs soup or even Dutch meatball soup, you’ll find a little twist of the main meatball soup everywhere in the world!
And for all the good reasons! This is a super easy recipe and although the boiling process takes a while, until the meatballs get soft and fluffy enough to eat, it’s totally worth the waiting! So flavorful, satisfying, filling and sooo versatile! You could add basically any kind of vegetable but the ones listed here are my favorites and I think they make a great pair. If I were to add some more veggies, that would be zucchini.
You could also serve this meatballs soup recipe with sour cream, yogurt or even heavy cream, for a heavier taste, or add a pinch of hot paprika powder, or serve with hot chili peppers if you love spicy food.
As I’m a big fan of spicy food I almost always eat my soup with pickled chili peppers; I sometimes add some dried chili too. And if I feel adventurous, I add a bit of lemon juice (since we’re making this soup with the borsch recipe linked above) so my soup is really, really sour! A true delight to my taste buds.
Meatball Soup
Ingredients:
- meat – For the meatballs I like to use lean pork meat, grounded but fat will add more flavor so if you’re not making this soup on a regular basis, I’d totally go for the fatter option.
- rice – it helps to keep the rice soaked in water over night. This process helps the meatballs cook faster the next day.
- eggs – fresh, range free eggs are always my option, they taste so much better than regular eggs and add more flavor to this soup too.
- salt and pepper – to taste
For the broth:
- I like to use carrots, potatoes, celery root, onion, fresh tomatoes, green (or red) bell pepper.
- to season I use a handful of chopped lovage or parsley but my husband loves adding chopped dill too.
- salt to taste
- eggs
- a little bit of oil
How to make meatball soup recipe?
- Chop onions and carrots and cook in a little oil until onions get a glassy, transparent texture
- In a large soup pot, add water and all veggies then bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking.
- Meanwhile mix meat with egg and rice, salt and pepper.
- Form balls the size of medium to large walnuts and carefully place them in the soup pot.
- Reduce the heat to low and allow the meatballs to cook until soft and fluffy. After 1 hour test the meat balls to check if they are cooked
- Add borsch and continue cooking for about 3 minutes on high.
- Whisk the yolks and add to the pot after reducing the heat to low. Pour into the soup while stirring.
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Meatballs soup recipe
This meatballs soup recipe is a nice, comforting soup that has been soured with a generous shot of fresh lemon juice or homemade borsch. Pork and rice meatballs bring so much savory flavor and substance to the simple base of vegetable broth.
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
- 1 lbs ground pork meat
- 2 tbsp rice
- 1 egg large
- salt and pepper to taste
For the broth:
- 12 cups water
- 2 carrots
- 2 medium potatoes
- 1/4 celery root medium
- 1 small onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 green pepper
- 1 handful lovage or parsley chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 eggs beaten
Equipment
- soup pot
- ladle
Instructions
- Chop onions and carrots and cook in a little oil until onions get a glassy texture
- In a large pot, add water and veggies and bring to a boil, then turn the heat to medium
- Mix meat with egg and rice, salt and pepper.
- Bring the heat to low then form balls the size of large to medium walnuts and carefully place them in the hot broth
- Allow the meatballs to boil until soft and fluffy for an hour.
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Bring the heat to high, add borsch and cook for 3 minutes minutes and then turn the heat to low.
- Whisk the eggs and pour into the soup while stirring
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This sounds like a very tasty meal that my family would love. I like the idea of putting rice in the meatball…..yum!
This sounds and look amazing, I have never heard of Romanian Meatballs, but may have to try them. Thank you
Comfort food for a cold day! Love it!
This sounds great, and it doesn’t have wheat in the meatballs so my daughter can enjoy it as well! I will be making this soon.
What a unique idea, this sounds really wonderful. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Oh those look like such a great dinner idea! I’ve never had Romanian Meatballs before. Looks delicious.
this looks so delicious — i need to add it to the menu plan for next week
sounds amazing pinning this recipe because we do lots of soups in the winter!
This really looks fantastic! Pinning!
This looks great – like something my family would love!!
hummmmm looks very tast! yummy!
This sounds so yummy. I need to try this recipe.
This looks and sounds so delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
That looks so good! Fantastic recipe!
Sounds good! I have never added rice to my meatballs before
My family loves soup. This looks like a yummy new recipe to try. Never heard of Romanian meatballs sound delicious. Thanks for the tips.
I’ll be right over for some of this. Yummy.
Have a fabulous day. ♥♥♥
Yummm!! This looks terrific! We love soup in the winter (that’s January) in the desert! I’m going to keep this one!
Mmmm. This looks great. I know my husband would especially enjoy it.
Looks very tasty! Pinned We love soup! Perfect for cold winter days and nights.