Littlemafia's Romanian Meatballs Soup

I'm opening a series of Romanian soups,especially sour soups called Chiorba or Borsh.Very popular here, some people eat them everyday. This one is called Chiorba de perisoare. I mentioned that it's optional the sour cream & egg yolks step. It makes the soup richer, even if you skip it the taste is still good.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• For soup

• 3  liters water
• 3  carrots
• 2  parsley roots
• 1⁄4 celery root
• 2  onions
• 2  tablespoons tomato paste
•  salt
• 200  ml sour cream (optional)
• 2  egg yolks (optional)
•  fresh parsley
•  celery leaves
•  lovage, leaves
•  lemon juice

• For meatballs

• 2  tablespoons white rice
• 1⁄2 kg  ground meat
• 1  egg
•  salt
•  pepper
•  parsley
•  breadcrumbs

Directions

1. To make the meatballs, mix together all the ingredients. Then take a little of this mixture and make little balls (the size that you like - my mom makes them quite big while I prefer them small).
2. Fry the chopped onion in oil .
3. Add the chopped or grated onion,carrot,parsley and celery root.
4. Add the water , salt and leave to boil for 10 - 15 minutes, then add the meatballs to the soup, one by one.
5. Simmer until the meatballs rise - about 30-45 minutes .
6. Add the parsley .
7. Turn off the heat and cover for 15 minutes.
8. This step is optional :In a separate bowl, mix 2 egg yolks with the sour cream. Add the egg/sour cream mixture into the soup.
9. To season the soup add fresh lemon juice - adjusting to taste.
10. Add the chopped parsley,the celery and the lovage leaves.
11. Serve with sour cream.