One of my favourite soups has to be Italian wedding soup. Traditionally it is made with spinach and orzo pasta I believe. However I have changed this to leeks and bowtie pasta. After all aren't bowties more in keeping with a wedding than little rice shaped noodles?
It is a very simple soup to make, well the mini meatballs take a bit of time, but other than that, there's not much to it.
Ingredients:
1 litre carton of chicken soup stock(sodium reduced for the health conscious)
2 large leeks
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
2 cups of water
1 cup of bowtie pasta
Meatballs:
1/2 lb ground pork (turkey or chicken is nice too)
1 large egg
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
Add the water and chicken stock to a large cooking dish. Bring to a boil.
Add the bowtie pasta to the stock, and stir occasionally.
Cut the leeks up into 1/4 inch slices. Add to the stock.
Dice the onion, and mince the garlic. Add to stock.
Put the ground pork in a bowl. Add garlic powder, black pepper and the egg. With your hands, mix all four ingredients. Form little meatballs in your hands (about a quarter to a half teaspoon each) and drop into the boiling stock and vegetables. Allow the meatballs to all cook for about 10 minutes.
Serve hot.
And that is about all I have to say for today.
Musings and meanderings from the Musical Gardener.
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