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.

CIORBă DE PERISOARE (PORK-AND-RICE MEATBALL SOUP)

Steps:

• . Mix pork, rice, egg, half the onion, and salt and pepper in a bowl until evenly combined. Form into eight 1 1/2″ meatballs, and chill. 2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a 6-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add remaining onion, celery, carrot, and bell pepper; season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 8 minutes. Add tomato paste and paprika, and cook, stirring, until lightly caramelized, about 2 minutes. Add stock and tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add meatballs, and cook, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are cooked through, about 15 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Ladle soup and meatballs into serving bowls, and garnish with parsley to serve.