Meatball Soup with Potato Dumplings

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   Want a quick, easy soup with ground-meat meatballs and potato dumplings that everyone will love? Start by gathering all your ingredients and spices for this hearty, fragrant homemade soup.

2. Step 2:

   

   Start the dumpling dough: using a fine grater, grate one potato (boiled in its skin without salt, then peeled) into a deep bowl.

3. Step 3:

   

   Crack one egg and separate the white from the yolk, then add the yolk to the bowl with the grated potato.

4. Step 4:

   

   Add nutmeg and a little salt to the bowl with the potato and egg yolk, to taste, and mix everything together.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the bowl and mix everything together.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add a little vegetable oil to the potato dough and keep kneading it by hand.

7. Step 7:

   

   Knead the dough for about 5 minutes until smooth, then cover it with plastic and set it aside for 20 to 30 minutes.

8. Step 8:

   

   For the meatballs, put 250 g of mixed ground meat in a deep bowl, then add half a finely chopped onion, salt and mixed ground peppercorns to taste, and the reserved egg white.

9. Step 9:

   

   Mix everything well by hand, then gather the meat into a ball and throw it forcefully into the bowl a few times to firm it up.

10. Step 10:

    

    Take small amounts of the meat, roll them into meatballs, then coat them in flour and set them on a plate.

11. Step 11:

    

    Set a pot (ideally 3-quart) on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and the other half of the finely chopped onion, and sauté over high heat, stirring.

12. Step 12:

    

    Cut half a carrot into strips, add it to the pot with the onion, and sauté.

13. Step 13:

    

    Cut two peeled potatoes into pieces and add them to the pot. Stir with the vegetables and warm through for 2 to 3 minutes.

14. Step 14:

    

    Pour 1.5 liters (about 6 cups) of water into the pot with the vegetables, cover it, and bring to a boil over high heat.

15. Step 15:

    

    Add the meatballs to the pot, cover it, and bring the soup back to a boil over high heat.

16. Step 16:

    

    Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead it, then roll it into a rope and cut it into small pieces, shaping each into a dumpling.

17. Step 17:

    

    Lower the heat, stir everything in the pot, cover it, and continue cooking the soup for 10 minutes.

18. Step 18:

    

    Drop the dumplings into the pot, add a bay leaf, dried herbs, salt, and a blend of ground black and red pepper to taste. Stir well, cover the pot, and simmer for 7 minutes over medium heat, until done.

19. Step 19:

    

    Let the finished meatball-and-dumpling soup rest off the heat, then ladle it into bowls.

20. Step 20:

    

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