Soup soup with meatballs
8 servings
60 minutes
Cabbage soup with meatballs is a cozy and hearty dish of Russian cuisine that embodies the traditions of home cooking. This soup combines tender meatballs with a rich vegetable broth where cabbage, carrots, and potatoes create a harmony of flavors. Bay leaves and allspice add aroma while tomato sauce gives a slight tanginess, enriching the taste. Cabbage soup with meatballs is the perfect dish for cold days, warming and satisfying hunger. It is served with sour cream and fresh herbs for added softness and freshness. Historically, cabbage soup was a staple food for the Russian people, cooked in an oven and becoming even tastier when infused. This recipe is a true homage to traditions that unites simplicity of ingredients with deep, rich flavor.
1
Prepare the ingredients (put the minced meat in a bowl).
- Mince: 500 g
2
Wash and peel the vegetables.
3
Pour water into the pot, place it on the fire, and add half a teaspoon of salt.
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
4
Add peppercorns.
- Five pepper blend: pinch
5
Add bay leaf and dried onion.
- Bay leaf: 2 pieces
- Onion powder: 1 teaspoon
6
Chop the cabbage into thin strips.
- Cabbage: 200 g
7
Drop into boiling broth.
- Cabbage: 200 g
8
Cut the carrot into small pieces.
- Carrot: 1 piece
9
Add carrot to the broth with cabbage.
- Carrot: 1 piece
10
Cut the potatoes in a convenient way.
- Potato: 3 pieces
11
And also add to the broth with cabbage and carrots.
- Potato: 3 pieces
12
Add the tomato sauce to the broth.
- Tomato sauce: 2 tablespoons
13
Add meat spices and half a teaspoon of salt to the minced meat.
- Meat spice blend: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
14
Mix well.
15
Roll the meatballs with wet hands.
16
Add one by one to the boiling soup.
- Mince: 500 g
17
Add greens.
- Fresh herbs: 50 g
18
Mix and cook the meatballs until ready.
19
Serve in portions, add sour cream.
- Five pepper blend: pinch
