Chicken Soup with Tiny Meatballs Recipe

Chicken Soup With Tiny Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 4
• 2 pounds stewing chicken
• 4 cups water
• 2 1/2 teaspoons basil
• 1/2 pound onions – small
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 clove garlic
• 5 carrots – sliced
• parsley and celery leaves

meatballs:

• 1 cup beef – finely minced
• 1 egg
• 1 slice crumbly white bread
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• black pepper – freshly ground

Method

1. Place chicken in water in large saucepan.
2. Add salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf and garlic.
3. Bring to boil.
4. Lower heat and simmer slowly for 1/2 hour or until chicken is tender.
5. Remove chicken from pan.
6. Cool and carefully skim fat from surface of soup.
7. Bring soup to a boil and add onions, carrots, parsley and celery, simmer gently for 10 minutes.
8. MEATBALLS:.
9. Mix beef with egg, bread, salt and pepper.
10. Form into small meatballs, add meatballs to soup and simmer for 35 minutes.
11. Meanwhile, skim and bone the chicken.
12. Cut meat into small pieces.
13. Garnish the soup with chicken and serve.

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