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Albondigas Soup
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Albondigas Soup

Water and lemon juice brought to a boil over a little oil, with potato cubes, soup powder and parsley; small meatballs are dropped into the boiling soup one at a time and cooked at a gentle simmer; at the end, off the heat, egg yolk beaten with lemon juice clouds the soup.

⏱ 32 min🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Heat the oil in a pot, add the water and some of the juice of the lemon and bring to a boil.
    StovePotJuicer
  2. 2
    Peel the potatoes and cut into large cubes. Add to the boiling soup with the soup powder, parsley, salt and black pepper and bring to a boil.
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  3. 3
    Mix the ground meat with the salt and black pepper until evenly combined.
  4. 4
    With wet hands, shape patties the size of golf ball.
    💡Wet hands don't stick to the mixture, and the patties come out smooth and even.
  5. 5
    Drop the meatballs into the soup one at a time, adding each only when the soup is boiling.
  6. 6
    When all the meatballs are in the pot and the soup is boiling, partially cover. Turn down the heat and simmer gently 20 minutes.
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    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  7. 7
    Turn off the heat. Beat the yolk with the rest of the lemon juice and quickly stir it into the soup in the pot. The soup will turn cloudy and change color.
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  8. 8
    Serve and also set bowls of cooked white rice on the table.
577calories
28 gprotein
48 gcarbs
30 gfat
● protein 19%● carbs 34%● fat 47%

Per serving (774 g), of 4 servings

To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (9) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Juicer · Also works: Blender (Blend, then strain through cloth)
  • Lid · Also works: Aluminum foil (tight aluminum foil) · Plate (an upside-down plate)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Peeler · Also works: Paring knife (Wastes more of the fruit, slow)
  • Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

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🧩 Parts

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Oil · Water · Chicken stock · Turmeric · Celery · Potatoes · Soup powder · Parsley · Egg yolk at the end
  • Cooking the meatballs (minutes): 20
  • Serving: and also set bowls of cooked white rice on the table

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