Summer Green Bean Soup with Pork Meatballs

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   Gather the ingredients and spices for this delicious, fragrant soup with meatballs and string beans.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour 2 liters (about 8 cups) of water into a pot, add four peppercorns, and bring it to a boil on the stove.

3. Step 3:

   

   Finely chop one medium onion.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put 350 grams of ground meat and the chopped onion in a deep bowl, and add one teaspoon of salt.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add a blend of black and red pepper to the bowl of meat, to taste.

6. Step 6:

   

   Mix all the ingredients in the bowl together well.

7. Step 7:

   

   Knead the meat well, working out the air pockets.

8. Step 8:

   

   Shape the meat into small meatballs and roll them in flour.

9. Step 9:

   

   Add the meatballs to the pot of boiling water and stir.

10. Step 10:

    

    Once the meatballs float to the top, cook them over low heat for about seven minutes.

11. Step 11:

    

    Cut one carrot into small pieces with a crinkle cutter.

12. Step 12:

    

    Add the chopped carrot to the pot, stir, and keep cooking the soup for about five minutes.

13. Step 13:

    

    Add 300 grams of string beans to the pot.

14. Step 14:

    

    Stir all the ingredients and keep cooking the soup for about four more minutes.

15. Step 15:

    

    To make the finishing mixture, crack one egg into a bowl and add salt and fragrant khmeli-suneli to taste.

16. Step 16:

    

    Add one teaspoon of adjika to the bowl and mix everything together well.

17. Step 17:

    

    Stir the egg mixture into the pot of soup, then cover and keep cooking.

18. Step 18:

    

    Finely chop green onion and parsley to taste.

19. Step 19:

    

    Add the bay leaf to the pot, season with salt, the black-and-red pepper blend, and the chopped herbs, then stir—and your fragrant summer soup is ready.

20. Step 20:

    

    Let's cook together—simple, delicious homemade dishes from everyday ingredients! Enjoy your meal, everyone!