spicy pork meatball soup
This started as a pantry soup, whatever I had on hand. But it was a hit so I wrote it all down. I used vegetables I had in the freezer, hence the cooking time. If you substitute canned vegetables you could cut your cooking time way down. I say use what you have!
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
Ingredients
- FOR THE SOUP
- 5 cups beef broth
- 3/4 cup frozen black eyed peas
- 3/4 cup frozen baby lima beans
- 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/2 cup sliced celery
- 1/2 cup sliced carrots
- 1 can turnip or collard greens, drained
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can tomatoes and green chilies (or another can of diced tomatoes if you don't like heat)
- - salt and pepper to taste
- dash a few dashed of hot sauce, chipotle is good
- FOR THE MEATBALLS
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed to release flavor
- 1 tablespoon dried sage
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs, soaked in enough milk to cover them, drain excess before use
How To Make spicy pork meatball soup
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Step 1Place all of the soup ingredients in a large soup pot.
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Step 2Bring to a boil, cover, reduce to simmer, and cook until the peas and beans are done. Approximately an hour.
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Step 3Gently mix the ingredients for the meatballs. Don't over mix.
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Step 4Form into small, bite sized balls and drop into the soup. Add some more beef broth or water if too much has cooked away.
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Step 5Once it is back to a simmer, cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes. These little meatballs will cook quickly. Pull one out and cut it open to insure they are done.
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Category:
Other Soups
Category:
Vegetable Soup
Keyword:
#easy
Keyword:
#spicy
Ingredient:
Pork
Culture:
Southern
Method:
Stove Top
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