Mom's Meatball Soup Recipe
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Mom's Meatball Soup Recipe
Description
This meatball soup recipe starts by combining water and chicken stock with cubed potatoes and salt, which are boiled to soften. Carrots and optional pasta are added during cooking for texture and substance. Ground pork is seasoned with Mrs. Dash, salt, pepper, diced onion, and an egg binding agent, then shaped into meatballs that cook directly in the simmering broth until tender and cooked through.
Sautéed diced celery and onion cooked in canola oil are added to the soup for additional flavor and aroma. Optionally, a lightly beaten egg is stirred into the hot soup to create ribbons, and fresh or frozen dill is folded in for herbal brightness. Seasonings of salt, pepper, and Mrs. Dash are adjusted to taste for a balanced, comforting broth.
This soup makes a warming main course with balanced textures—from soft vegetables and tender meatballs to optional pasta or thin noodles—and a rich savory flavor. It is practical for everyday meals and can be customized by adding preferred herbs or ingredients.
Ingredients
Soup Ingredients:
- 7 cups water
- 8 cups chicken stock low-sodium
- 2 tsp salt plus more to taste, fine sea salt
- 6-8 potato cubed, medium
- 3 carrot thinly sliced, medium
- 1/2 cup pasta optional
- 1/2 onion finely diced
- 2 celery finely diced, large sticks
- 3 Tbsp canola oil
- 1 egg lightly beaten (optional, large
- 2 Tbsp dill fresh or frozen
- Mrs. Dash
- black pepper ground
Meat Mix Ingredients:
- 2 lbs ground pork
- 1 tsp Mrs. Dash
- 1/2 tsp black pepper ground
- 2 tsp salt fine sea salt
- 1 egg large
- 1/2 onion finely diced
Instructions
- Add water and chicken stock to a large soup pot over high heat. Add 2 tsp salt and all of your chopped potatoes to the soup pot. Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes.
- In the mean time, slice your carrots and toss them into the soup pot.
- Add 1/2 cup of 1/2" pieces of thin spaghetti to the soup pot or whatever pasta you wish.
- Place ground pork into a large bowl. Add 1/2 chopped onion, 1 tsp Mrs. Dash, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 2 tsp salt, and 1 egg. Mix well.
- Make meatballs by rolling them in your hands. Toss them in your pot as you make them. Cook for at least 10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through and floating at the top.
- Meanwhile, heat a non-stick skillet over medium/high heat. Add 3 Tbsp canola oil, finely diced celery and 1/2 onion. Saute until soft and golden. Add it to the pot.
- Add 1 beaten egg to the soup pot while stirring constantly so you don't get clumps of egg. (Optional).
- Add 2 Tbsp dill. Then add more Mrs. Dash, salt and pepper to taste. We added about 1/2 tsp dash, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper at the end).
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