Mini Meatball & Dumpling Soup
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Mini Meatball & Dumpling Soup
Melissa Ben-Ishay
Savory Recipes
I’m not going to lie to you—this soup is a labor of love. Even more so than you’d think because I used homemade bone broth that I let cook for 8 hours the day before. If you have the time—and energy—to do it, I highly recommend it. The resulting soup is rich, flavorful, and so comforting on a cold day. With cute mini meatballs (they’re seriously small!) and pillowy dumplings, this soup was inspired by hearty Italian wedding soup. I added extra carrots because I love them and a squeeze of lemon juice at the end to brighten the flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 11 cups bone broth
- Cilantro, to serve
- Juice of 1/2 lemon, to serve
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- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
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- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/4 red onion, very finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup oat milk
- 3 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Directions
- Make the mini meatballs. Break up beef with fingers, being careful not to overwork it. Add all of the remaining ingredients and use your hands to combine.
- Take 1-2 teaspoons of the beef mixture with your fingers and roll into a ball. Repeat with all the beef mixture.
- Next, make the dumpling dough. Add all ingredients to a small bowl and mix together with your hands. Keep adding water 1 tablespoon at a time, until all the flour comes up off the edges. Cover with a damp paper towel until you're ready to use.
- Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and onions to the pot and cook for 3-5 minutes, until translucent.
- Add the carrot to the pot and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
- Pour the bone broth into the pot and bring to a simmer. Add the meatballs to the pot.
- Meanwhile, roll the dumpling dough into a long log and cut into 1” pieces. Once all of the dumplings are cut, add them to the pot to cook.
- Let simmer until the dumplings and meatballs are fully cooked.
- To serve, garnish with cilantro and a squeeze of lemon juice.
