Meatball Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 cup rice
• 1 egg
• 1-1/2 medium onion
• 1/2 whole green pepper
• 1 tomato
• 2 medium potatoes
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 small carrot
• 1-1,5 tsp salt
• 1/2-1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1/2-1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 cup oil
• 6 to 8 cups of pre-boiled water

Directions for the meatballs:
Thinly chop 1 onion, place in a medium bowl, add 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper and mince the onion thoroughly.
Add washed rice, ground beef, egg to the onion mixture and combine everything thoroughly. Put the bowl into the refrigerator until needed.

Directions for the soup base:
Cut all vegetables according to your own shape preference.
On medium-high heat, place medium-sized pot, heat it up a bit and add oil. In a couple of minutes, add a tiny bit of the meatball meat to give the broth a good taste. Fry the meat for couple of minutes and add onions. Saute until onion turns golden. Add tomato, saute until tomatoes get softer. Check the heat, if it is too high for you, turn it down a notch. Add all other vegetables and saute for couple of minutes. Add salt, cumin, black pepper and saute for another couple of minutes.
Add water and turn the heat down to medium low. Take out the meatball mixture and start shaping golf ball size circles. Once you are done slowly and one by one emerge meatballs into the soup. Under no circumstances do not mix the soup right away. Let the meatballs harden a bit for you to be able to move them without breaking their shape
Bring the soup to boil. Once the soup starts to boil turn the heat down to medium low.
Cook the dish for 30 minutes. Turn off and completely close the lid for 5 minutes. When meatballs and vegetables are fully cooked, take the meatballs out of the soup, place them in a separate container. When serving, pour some liquid in soup bowls and place 2 or 3 meatballs in each bowl. Garnish with cilantro or green of your choice. A good addition to this dish would be a 1 Tbsp of sour cream