Meatball soup with Herbs

This is a recipe inspired by my grandmother's famous boiled meatballs. The dish is so simple to make, and I like it with a lot of herbs, which just makes it really fresh. 

Meatball Soup with Herbs

Meatballs
500 g minced beef
A handful of dill
Breadcrumbs
1 egg
Salt
Freshly ground pepper

Soup
4-5 potatoes, peeled and diced
3 carrots, diced
2 onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, sliced
A handful of dill, chopped
A handful of coriander, chopped
A handful of parsley, chopped
1 tbs beef stock
1/2 tbs onion stock
olive oil

1. Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs. 
2. Make small balls, medium sized.
3. Fry the onion and the garlic in a pan for a few minutes. Add the potatoes
and the carrots and keep frying for a few minutes.
4. Add approx. 1,5 l water, the beef stock, the onion stock and all the
herbs finely chopped. Bring to boil and add the meatballs. Season with salt
as needed. Let boil on low heat for about 30 minutes.
5. Serve just like that, or with some rice. Do as you wish!

Enjoy! 

Tip

• If you are a beetroot fan, I strongly suggest that you trade the potatoes for beetroot. They give the dish an amazing color and also a great deep flavor. I suggest that you make a good basmati rice and add the soup on top. Be brave, try!   

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