Tuesday 27 January 2015

Bea's Italian Wedding Soup

The first time I tried this was at a friends house and I really enjoyed it. I live in an Italian neighbourhood so I asked around for a recipe but no one actually had a recipe, it was more or less a bit of this and a bit of that. So off I went on a venture to make a great Italian Wedding Soup recipe. This is what I came up with and still stick to when making this soup. My husband says this is the best soup I have ever made, so I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.


INGREDIENTS
1/2 pound ground pork
1/4 pound ground lamb or venison
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons GF bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup diced bell pepper
1/4 cup diced onion
1/4 cup diced celery
1/4 cup diced carrot
6 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup small GF pasta shells
2 cups chopped escarole or kale

DIRECTIONS
Whisk together the  milk, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, ground fennel seeds, salt, onion powder and pepper and mix well with the ground meat; from into bite sized meatballs and set aside.
Pour the olive oil in a large heavy bottomed pot and bring to medium-high heat; add the vegetables and cook until onions are translucent.
Add the stock and bring to a boil and add the pasta.
Add the meatballs, one at a time and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the escarole or kale and cook until wilted, ladle into bowls and serve.





2 comments:

  1. Just tried to comment...nothing showed up! Trying again. I love Italian Wedding Soup, and this was delicious. I used ground chuck and ground pork. I made tiny little bite-size meatballs and they were time consuming but well worth the effort. Great for one of the last cool evenings of the year here in the South. breezermom

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    1. Thx for trying this soup and for taking the time to comment, it is greatly appreciated. I'm glad you liked it.

      Bea :-)

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