Friday, January 6, 2012

Recipe: Italian Wedding Soup

I've been sick all week with a bad cold and have had one thing on my mind (besides sleep...and soft tissues): soup!!  So, last night I ventured into the kitchen to try out a new recipe for my all-time favorite soup: Italian Wedding!  It was a hit...and we'll have leftovers for a few days!

For the Meatballs: (Recipe from the kitchen of Maryellen Aland)
  • 1 lb of veal pork and beef (it comes in a pack of 3)
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 3/4 c breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 tsp garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 3/4 c grated pecorino romano cheese
  • 2 tbsp parsley 
Mix all ingredients together.  Form mini-meatballs with your hands.  Fill bottom of pan with oil and cook through on each side until they darken fully. (Note: I made the mini-meatballs with about one-half to three-quarters of the meat, and made regular meatballs to freeze with the rest!)



For the Soup: (Recipe from Ina Garten) 

  • 2 tablespoons good olive oil
  • 1 cup minced yellow onion
  • 1 cup diced carrots (3 carrots), cut into 1/4 inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup diced celery (2 stalks), cut into 1/4 inch pieces
  • 10 cups homemade chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup small pasta such as tubetini or stars
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh dill
  • 12 ounces baby spinach, washed and trimmed
Heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and saute until softened, 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken stock and wine and bring to a boil. Add the pasta to the simmering broth and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until the pasta is tender. Add the fresh dill and then the meatballs to the soup and simmer for 1 minute. Taste for salt and pepper. Stir in the fresh spinach and cook for 1 minute, until the spinach is just wilted. Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle each serving with extra grated Parmesan.

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3 comments:

  1. love soup! and it freezes so well! I'll have to add this to list for this week! =)

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  2. Thanks Laura! I love soup too... Hope you're able to make it one night this week!

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  3. I'm making your meatballs tonight with sauce, can't wait to try it out!

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