Bulgarian Meatball Soup

Category: Soups, Stews and Chili

Cuisine: American

1 review 
Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 Bunch green onions sliced

2 Carrots;peeled sliced thin

1 ts Paprika

Salt and pepper

juice of 1 lemon

1/2 Bunch parsley minced

Flour

6 c Water

1 Egg

1 Green bell pepper chopped

1 lb Ground beef

6 tb Rice

2 cubes Beef bouillon

1 ts Dried savory

3 Tomatoes peeled & chopped

1 Sm yellow chiles split


Directions

*Note: Remove most of the seeds from the chiles. Combine beef, rice, paprika and savory. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Form into 1-inch balls, then roll in flour. Combine water, bouillon cubes, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, green onions, green pepper, carrots and tomatoes in large kettle. Cover, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Add meatballs, cover and bring to boil again. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add chiles and simmer, covered, 40 minutes or until rice is cooked. Add parsley during last 5 minutes of cooking time. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if needed. Just before serving, beat egg with lemon juice. Stir 1 to 2 tablespoons hot soup into egg mixture, then stir egg mixture into soup. Heat and stir until soup is thickened slightly, but do not allow to boil.

Reviews


My husband is from Bulgaria and he loved this soup when I made it! One thing I was told by a Bulgarian friend who tasted it too was to only use the egg yolk. I will be making this soup again.

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