Rarely meet a man who would not love these wonderful meat balls. Unlike meatballs, which can be both fried and stewed, they are boiled in broth or water, and also become a wonderful basis for a variety of soups.
One of the main advantages of cooking such soups is their incredible taste with a minimum of effort. After all, even the young housewife cooking does not take more than two hours. Here are some interesting options for cooking soups with minced meatballs, among which everyone will find a recipe to their liking.
Recipe for a traditional beef meatball soup
Required Products:
- 250 gr. minced beef;
- 5 gr. ground pepper;
- 10 gr. sea salt;
- 75 gr. Luke;
- 200 gr. potatoes;
- 180 gr. cauliflower;
- 220 gr. carrots;
- 180 gr. sour cream;
- 1 egg.
Preparation: 1-1.5 hours.
Nutritional value per 100 g .: 50 kcal.
Soup with meatballs of minced beef is prepared as follows:
- Before being subjected to heat treatment, add salt with black pepper in the stuffing and set aside for 5 minutes;
- The stage of adding eggs and salt to the rested minced meat. To get the most intense flavor of meatballs - they need to be slightly salted. But do not overdo it! Next, you need to mix all the ingredients;
- In order for the meatballs to roll perfectly, the stuffing should be well beaten off (otherwise they will not form);
- All this time on the stove should be water in the pan. After boiling it, salt the water and put the meatballs in it. Boil for 12 minutes. Of course, when a foam appears, remove it with a slotted spoon or spoon;
- Grind onions. And add to the pan. Also send her a carrot and potatoes;
- Set the timer for 6 minutes and add cauliflower and pepper;
- The time has come sour cream. Bring soup to readiness, distribute in plates and certainly add a spoonful of sour cream.
Such a hearty and delicious soup with beef mince meatballs will become a favorite for families with young children!
Noodle Chicken Minced Meatball Soup
Required Products:
- 450 gr. minced chicken;
- 100 gr. vermicelli;
- 400 gr. potatoes;
- 20 gr. garlic;
- 75 gr. Luke;
- 100 gr. carrots;
- 2 gr. salt.
Preparation: about 40 minutes.
Nutritional value per 100 g .: 32 kcal.
Stages of cooking soup with meatballs and noodles:
- Mince minced garlic, salt and pepper. We make meatballs about the size of a walnut;
- Washed and peeled potatoes should be cut into cubes;
- Onions should be cut into cubes and grate the carrots using a fine grater;
- Add meatballs to boiling water, and after 12 minutes - salt and the right spices;
- After 10 minutes, it's time to add potatoes. Boil it should be about 8 minutes. Although, if the cubes are large, then about 9-11 minutes;
- Fry the onions and carrots at a low temperature for 4 minutes. Be sure to stir frequently;
- Next, add vermicelli, greens to the soup;
- We follow the soup, cook until all ingredients are ready.
Tomato soup with pork mince meatballs in a slow cooker
The slow cooker is on a par with the oven in the arsenal of the modern hostess. But not everyone dares to cook first courses in it, but in vain! After all, while they turn out very tasty. Moreover, their preparation takes less time.
Required Products:
- tomatoes - 700 gr;
- minced meat (pork / pork and beef) - 500 gr .;
- paneer crackers - 3 tbsp. l .;
- rice - 1 cup;
- spring onions - 2-3 feathers;
- garlic;
- salt, pepper and herbs to your taste.
Preparation: 1.5 hours.
Nutritional value per 100 g .: 45 kcal.
Steps of cooking tomato soup with pork meatballs in a slow cooker:
- Ready stuffing mix with breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and mix well with each other;
- Make small lumps of minced meat. Approximate size - walnut;
- Now you need to chop fresh tomatoes in a blender. Here you need to know a little nuance - be sure to remove the skin from the tomato;
- Finely chop the garlic or push it through the garlic press;
- Now you need to pour preheated hot water into the multicooker bowl, add meatballs, rice and finely chopped onions;
- The next step is meticulously milled tomatoes and garlic. You should also try the dish and, if necessary, add a little or add some pepper;
- The longest process - bringing to taste. Here cooking continues in a closed slow cooker for 55-65 minutes in the "quenching" mode;
- Ready soup before serving, decorated with onion feathers. Fresh onions are the perfect complement to tomato soup.
Winter Meatball Soup Recipe
Required Products:
- minced pork - 300 g;
- tomato paste - 3 tbsp. l .;
- onions - 100 gr .;
- carrot - 1 pc .;
- potatoes - 3 pcs .;
- water - 2.5 l .;
- greens (dill / parsley) - 1 bunch;
- one egg;
- stale bread slices - 3 pcs .;
- milk - 150 ml;
- salt and pepper to your taste
Preparation: 1 hour.
Nutritional value per 100 g .: 35 kcal.
Stages of cooking:
- Cooking soup should start directly with the meatballs. For this, the bread is soaked in milk. Onions are ground in a blender. A piece of dill or parsley is very finely chopped;
- Next, you need to combine the ingredients in a certain sequence. In a deep bowl, the stuffing is laid out, in which a pre-beaten egg, bread, dill, a little salt and pepper are added. Gently but thoroughly mixed until uniform;
- In this version of the soup, first the meatballs are laid out in a saucepan, and only then they are poured with water and put on the cooking;
- Tomato paste is diluted in a glass of hot water and added to the soup after boiling;
- Also at the same time, the carrot is cut into small cubes.
- 10-15 minutes before the end of cooking the soup should be added potatoes, before that, cut it into large cubes;
- 2 minutes before the end of cooking add chopped greens. If necessary, add and pepper;
- Leave the soup for 10 minutes on the stove and serve.
Fishmeat Meatball Soup Recipe
Required Products:
- fish tail - about 2 kg;
- onions - 150 gr .;
- egg whites - 3 pcs .;
- carrot - 120 g;
- potatoes - 200 g;
- butter - 35 g .;
- cod fillet - 200 gr .;
- garlic - to taste;
- cow's cream 10% - 75 g;
- boiled rice - 55 grams;
- salt, pepper and herbs to your taste.
Preparation: 1.5-2 hours.
Nutritional value per 100 g .: 55 kcal.
Stages of cooking:
- We clean the fish heads from all the excess, namely from the gills and eyes that are sent directly to the trash. The rest of the cut into small pieces and wash them under running water;
- We wash the tails together with the heads and put them in a large saucepan with water. There we send one onion. Important note: all of these components are added exclusively to cold water;
- We are waiting for boiling, salt and cook for another 45 minutes;
- We cut the whole onion, which is left and let it simmer for 6-8 minutes;
- In order to get a good, high-quality minced fish, skip the cod fillet through a meat grinder, pour 30 grams of cooked rice into it, introduce cream and proteins. And the whole mixture is again ground through a meat grinder;
- Now add the remaining rice, finely chopped greens, salt and pepper;
- Mix the mixture gently and fold the meatballs;
- During this time the broth is already ready, it should be drained. Then add 200 grams of chopped potatoes and grated carrots. From the moment, as soon as the broth begins to boil, we continue to cook for about 15 minutes on minimal heat;
- Carefully add our delicious meatballs and add garlic;
- Cook soup until cooked meatballs.
This soup with fish meatballs is a great alternative to the meat version. In addition, thanks to the ease of absorption and more nutrients, it can become a favorite Sunday dinner for families with young children.
Culinary secrets experienced housewives
There are several variations of minced meatballs for soup. It all depends on the selected minced meat. For it, you can use chicken, turkey, beef, pork, and various combinations of them, as well as fish.
Turkey meatballs and chicken meatballs are dietary and are perfect for the menu of both kids and athletes.
It is very important to preserve the shape of the meatballs when cooking the soup. For good viscosity and soft meatballs sometimes semolina is added. And these balls are molded best of minced meat, so do not be lazy to once again pass the minced meat through a meat grinder.
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