Best 2 Pork Meatball Soup Ciorba De Perisoare Recipes

PORK MEATBALL SOUP (CIORBA DE PERISOARE)

Steps:

• Place ground pork in a bowl and add 1/2 cup chopped onion.
• Add flour, dill, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp chili powder and mix into meat.
• After mixing well, shape meat into small balls.
• Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
• 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.
• Add chopped celery, carrots, lemon juice, 1 cup chopped onion, and zucchini and cook an additional 30 minutes.
• Turn off heat and add chopped parsley. Serve with a spoon of sour cream.

ROMANIAN MEATBALL SOUR SOUP (CIORBA DE PERISOARE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 6-quart pot over medium heat. Add carrots, red bell pepper, 1 red onion, and parsley root; cook and stir until slightly softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour in water. Add tomatoes and celery. Simmer until flavors combine, about 30 minutes.
• Mix ground beef, 1/2 onion, egg whites, rice, flour, 1 pinch dill, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Wet your palms with water and roll spoonfuls of the beef mixture into meatballs.
• Drop meatballs carefully into the pot. Cook until no longer pink in the center, 30 to 35 minutes. Stir in lovage, garlic herb seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon dill, and parsley. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice.
• Mix sour cream and egg yolks together in a small bowl. Stir into the soup. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes.