Kitchen

Italian Meatballs Soup

Samar Maatouk

3-February-2021

Italian Meatballs Soup

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

4 garlic cloves, crushed

5 cups of meat broth

3 cups of water

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning

1 can of mashed tomatoes

400 g pasta (seashell, butterfly ...)

 

Meat pellets

1 kilogram of minced veal

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup bread crumbs

3 tablespoons of chopped basil

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning

 

How to prepare

In a medium bowl, mix the amounts of meat pellets well and form small pellets. Cook in a pot over the fire in olive oil until browned on all sides. Set aside.

Cook the onions in the oil until golden, then add the garlic and stir for two minutes. Add broth, water, salt, spices, Italian spices, tomatoes and meat pellets. Leave the mixture to a boil.

Add the pasta and leave it on low heat for 20 minutes until the pasta is soft.

Serve the soup with chopped basil.