Pork Meatball Soup (Ciorba De Perisoare)

Submitted by Hungry_for_more

"Tangy Romanian soup that comes in a variety of flavors and variations; perfect for both meat lovers and vegetarians. Take any ciorba recipe and alter it to make a tasty creation all your own. This is especially delicious on a cold day. Ground pork will add a fatty/oily taste to the soup, so no additional oil is needed for this recipe."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 10 bowls
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 2 liters water
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 1 1⁄2 onions
• 2 carrots
• 2 stalks celery
• 2 zucchini
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 1⁄2 freshly chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon freshly chopped dill
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

directions

1. Place ground pork in a bowl and add 1/2 cup chopped onion.
2. Add flour, dill, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp chili powder and mix into meat.
3. After mixing well, shape meat into small balls.
4. Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
5. Add meatballs and vegetable stock and turn heat down to medium. Boil for about 1 and 1/2 hours or until meatballs are no longer pink inside.
6. Add chopped celery, carrots, lemon juice, 1 cup chopped onion, and zucchini and cook an additional 30 minutes.
7. Turn off heat and add chopped parsley. Serve with a spoon of sour cream.

Reviews

[lecole54]

Wow; even for lemon lovers like the DH and I, this was *really* sour! Think I'd want to cut the lemon juice back some, were I to make it again. However, the pork meatballs were delicious!