Meatball Soup With Cabbage and Parmesan Cheese

Dawn's Note:

A hearty meatball soup full of vegetables. I use ground veal when making the meatballs, which is a subtler taste. The Original recipe came from a Cookbook called "The International Soup Cookbook", but I have added additional spices to the meatballs and altered it to our tastes.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 large onion (cut in half, chop one half and slice the other half)
• 4 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 cup soft breadcrumbs
• 1 lb ground veal or 1 lb beef
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (finely grated)
• fresh ground pepper
• flour (for coating)
• 12 ounces cabbage (thinly sliced)
• 1 1/2 lbs tomatoes, chopped (I use canned tomatoes, drained)
• 7 cups chicken broth

Directions:

1. Prepare onion, finely chop one half and thinly slice the other half and set aside.
2. Heat 2 tsp of olive oil in frying pan over medium heat and cook chopped onion until softened.
3. Add garlic and continue cooking for about 2 minutes; set aside.
4. Prepare meatballs: Put bread crumbs in a mixing bowl and add just enough warm water to cover crumbs.
5. Let stand for 2 minutes, drain and squeeze dry.
6. Next add sauteed onion and garlic, ground meat, egg and spices and parmesan cheese.
7. Mix ingredients and roll into small balls about 3/4 diameter.
8. Roll in flour to coat lightly.
9. Heat remaining Olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
10. Cook meatballs until brown.
11. Place on plate lined with a paper towel to drain.
12. In same frying pan, add reserved onion slices and cabbage, cook for 3-4 minutes until cabbage begins to wilt.
13. In a large pot, add add chicken broth,tomatoes, heat over medium heat.
14. Add meatballs, cabbage and onions.
15. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat, simmer for 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.
16. May sprinkle additional Parmesan cheese on soup when serving.

Reviews

[MarshHen]

This soup is a keeper! I had everything for the soup in my pantry except the meat to make the meatballs. I did however have a 32 oz. bag of frozen Swedish Meatballs in the freezer, so I browned those and added them to the soup and it was excellent! We did add the Parmesan cheese to each serving. Next time I make it, I will make the meatballs. Thanks for sharing!

[Charlie Rush]

It was very good soup. I had no time for meatballs, so I sauteed ground meat, with the onions, instead. Next time, I will add barley.

[Chef #987288]

This was an excellent soup! Some very picky eaters loved it! I ran out of chicken broth, so I added water and bullion cubes. This is a keeper!