Italian Wedding Soup

Directions

  1. 1Add ground beef to a bowl.
  2. 2Add Italian sausage to the bowl.
  3. 3Crack two eggs into the bowl.
  4. 4Finely chop parsley.
  5. 5Add chopped parsley to the meat mixture.
  6. 6Add garlic powder.
  7. 7Add sage.
  8. 8Add bread crumbs.
  9. 9Grate Parmesan cheese into the bowl.
  10. 10Add salt.
  11. 11Add pepper.
  12. 12Mix all ingredients for the meatballs with gloved hands.
  13. 13Form small meatballs.
  14. 14Heat oil in a pan.
  15. 15Add meatballs to the hot pan.
  16. 16Brown the meatballs.
  17. 17Remove the meatballs from the pan once browned.
  18. 18Chop an onion.
  19. 19Add chopped onion to the pan.
  20. 20Sauté the onion.
  21. 21Chop celery.
  22. 22Chop carrots.
  23. 23Add chopped celery and carrots to the pan.
  24. 24Sauté vegetables.
  25. 25Deglaze with white wine.
  26. 26Add chicken stock.
  27. 27Add beef stock.
  28. 28Add orzo pasta.
  29. 29Add bay leaf.
  30. 30Bring to a simmer.
  31. 31Add the cooked meatballs to the soup.
  32. 32Stir the meatballs into the soup.
  33. 33Chop spinach.
  34. 34Add chopped spinach to the soup.
  35. 35Stir until the spinach wilts.
  36. 36Serve the Italian Wedding Soup in a bowl.
  37. 37Grate Parmesan cheese on top.

Ingredients

  • 1 pack ground beef
  • 4 links Italian sausage
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 handful parsley
  • 1 pinch garlic powder
  • 1 pinch sage
  • 1 handful bread crumbs
  • 1 handful Parmesan cheese
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 onion
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 2 carrot
  • 0.25 cup white wine
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 0.5 cup orzo pasta
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 handful spinach

Equipment

bowlknifecutting boardpanladle