Time: 35 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 8

Italian wedding soup is made with meatballs and greens in a broth. The greens can be any green salad or various types of cabbage. However, this soup has nothing to do with weddings, and it's not served at Italian weddings, as one might mistakenly assume. The soup gets its name from the perfect combination of meat and green vegetables. When these two ingredients are "married" in one pot, the flavor is extraordinary. Thickening the soup with egg and cheese makes it much more filling and delicious.

Ingredients:

Meatballs

• 1 small onion, grated
• 1/3 cup chopped Italian parsley
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 slice of white bread, cut off the crust, tear the crumb into pieces
• 0.5 tbsp. grated parmesan
• 240 g of ground beef
• 240 g of minced pork

Soup

• 12 cups chicken broth
• 450 g curly endive, coarsely chopped (can be substituted with 450 g escarole)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese + extra for serving

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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onions, parsley, eggs, garlic, white bread, Parmesan cheese, ground beef, minced pork, bouillon, endive salad

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Prepare the meatballs: Place the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl and mix. Stir in the cheese, ground beef, and ground pork. Scoop 1.5 teaspoons of the mixture into each and form into 2.5 cm diameter meatballs. Place on a baking sheet.
Step 2
• Prepare the soup: In a large saucepan, bring the broth to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs and curly endive and simmer until the meatballs are cooked through and the endive is tender, about 8 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the eggs and cheese. Stir the soup in a swirling motion. Gradually pour the egg mixture into the swirling broth, gently stirring with a fork until thin threads of egg form, about 1 minute. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 3
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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