Tomato Soup with Meatballs
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40 minutes
Meatballs turn this simple tomato soup into a hearty main course! The secret ingredient is orange juice, try it.
Michar
2 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup (250ml) vegetable stock
- 1 cup (250ml) orange juice
- 500g tinned diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
- salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons brown sugar
- Meatballs
- 300g beef mince
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:25min ›
Ready in:40min
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and saute onion and garlic until translucent. Add tomato paste and flour and fry 2 minutes, stirring.
- Add stock, orange juice, diced tomatoes and mixed herbs. Simmer 10 minutes.
- To make the meatballs, combine the beef mince, egg and breadcrumbs, seasoned with a bit of salt and pepper. Form small meatballs with wet hands.
- Add meatballs to the soup and turn the temperature to low. Simmer 10-15 minutes, then season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar.
