Description
A traditional Greek comfort soup featuring tender rice-filled meatballs in a silky, creamy lemon-egg broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1 small onion, finely minced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 6 cups beef broth
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, cooked rice, minced onion, parsley, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Mix gently by hand.
- Roll the meat mixture into small meatballs, approximately 1 inch in diameter.
- Bring beef broth to a boil in a large pot, then reduce heat to a simmer.
- Carefully drop meatballs into the broth and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
- While meatballs cook, whisk eggs and lemon juice in a bowl until pale and frothy.
- Slowly whisk one ladle of hot broth into the egg mixture to temper it.
- Stir the tempered egg mixture into the pot on low heat until the soup thickens slightly.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Greek