Minestrone with meatballs
From ditty 14 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is just a real homely meal that is tasty and filling - you can add some pasta to this to bulk it up a bit or even some quartered potato ( you may need extra stock if you add pasta) - served with freshly baked Artisian bread only enhances the meal to perfection - Easy to prepare and cook - I love it!
Ingredients
- 400g lean beef mince shopping list
- 35g (1/2 cup) fresh breadcrumbs shopping list
- 1 brown onion, halved, finely chopped shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed shopping list
- salt & freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1 tbs olive oil shopping list
- 1 celery stick, trimmed, finely chopped ( I hate celery so I leave this out :-) shopping list
- 1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped shopping list
- 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes (sometimes I use 2 x 400g cans) shopping list
- 500ml (2 cups) beef stock (more if adding pasta) shopping list
- 2 tbs coarsely chopped fresh continental parsley shopping list
- 1 gram = 0.035 ounces 1 ounce = 28.35 grams shopping list
How to make it
- Combine the mince, breadcrumbs, half the onion and half the garlic in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Roll 1 tablespoonful of the mince mixture into a ball and place on a plate. Repeat with the remaining mince mixture.
- Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over high heat.
- Add the meatballs and cook, turning occasionally, for 5 minutes or until brown all over.
- Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile: heat the remaining oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the celery, carrot and remaining onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion softens.
- Add the tomato and stock, and bring to the boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Add the meatballs and simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes or until heated through.
- Remove from heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with parsley.
- Ladle soup among serving bowls and serve immediately :-)
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
Sounds delicious.I have added it to my must make list!
a1patti
in Salem loved it
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Luv Minestrone great post thanks high5
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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Can't wait until the weather here gets cooler, to give it a go. Almost reminded me of Italian wedding soup. Thank you for sharing your recipe, ditty.
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