Classic soup with meatballs with rice
To prepare this soup you will need the following ingredients:
- minced meat (you can use minced pork or beef - to taste);
- onion;
- carrot;
- potato;
- rice;
- salt;
- pepper;
- fresh greens.
You need to pour water into a saucepan and put it onhigh heat. While it is boiling, peel the onion and chop it finely. Then peel and grate the carrots on a coarse grater, peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes. Meanwhile, the water has boiled, add the chopped onion and carrot, reduce the heat so that the water in the pan barely boils. Now you can start making meatballs. To do this, finely chop the onion, mix with the minced meat, add salt and pepper, mix everything well, and mold the meatballs into small, neat balls. They should be carefully placed on a plate and put in the refrigerator. Then take the rice and rinse it well (it is recommended to do this in 3 waters: the rice is considered well rinsed when the water flowing from the cup with it becomes transparent). The rice is lowered into the pan with the onion and carrot, then the chopped potatoes are immediately added there. All this should be cooked on low heat for another half an hour, when this time has passed, you need to put salt and pepper in the pan. If you wish, you can put a couple of bouillon cubes instead, then the soup will look prettier. Then you need to add meatballs there, cook it for another 5 minutes, after which this wonderful, nutritious and tasty dish can be poured into plates. Sprinkle this soup with herbs on top (you can use dill, cilantro, green onions), and you can be sure that all family members and guests will be delighted with such a soup. There is nothing complicated in preparing this first course, even a person who does not have culinary skills can handle it.
Tomato soup with meatballs and rice
For most people, soup with rice andmeatballs are familiar from childhood, most often it is associated with noodles and potatoes. However, you can cook the soup according to the original recipe, it is not at all similar to the dish that is familiar from childhood. There are no potatoes and pasta in this soup, which does not detract from its merits: there are a lot of vegetables in it, the velvety, surprisingly tender tomato broth is especially delicious. This tomato soup with meatballs captivates with its rich aroma and taste, it is served with crispy croutons. In order to prepare such a dish, you will need the following products:
- vegetable oil (2 tablespoons);
- 2 onions;
- a pair of garlic cloves;
- carrot (2 pieces);
- 1 can of tomato;
- ground beef (400-500 g);
- rice (100 g);
- egg;
- salt;
- ground black pepper;
- freshly frozen green beans (200 g);
- freshly frozen green peas (200 g);
- fresh greens (coriander and parsley).
You need to take a deep saucepan and heat it upoil, while it is heating, you should peel the onion and garlic, then cut them into small cubes. They are put into a saucepan and fried in oil until soft, until the taste softens. The carrots need to be peeled and cut into strips, then added to the saucepan. All this should be fried for about 10 minutes over low heat, do not forget to stir the vegetables. They should not burn. You need to take the tomatoes out of the can, cut them and add them to the saucepan. It is allowed to use fresh tomatoes instead of canned ones, but you need to peel them and seeds. You need to make thin cuts on the tomatoes, dip them in boiling water for 2 minutes, after which they are dipped in cold water (this is done to make it easy to remove the skin). As for the seeds, they can be easily taken out with a small spoon. Tomatoes need to be stewed together with carrots and onions over low heat. Pour water into a saucepan, bring to a boil, then add one tablespoon of salt. While all this is boiling, you can start making meatballs. To do this, add rice, salt, pepper and 1 egg to the mince - mix everything well. You should get a homogeneous mass that does not fall apart. You should roll small balls, which you need to carefully lower into the boiling soup, while taking into account that the water should not boil strongly, otherwise the meatballs may fall apart. The soup should boil gently, cook all this for about 30 minutes: it is important that the rice is cooked in the meatballs. In order to make sure it is ready, you can take out 1 meatball, break it and try it. Then add frozen beans, and bring the soup to a boil. After the soup boils, add green peas, do not defrost them. The soup needs to be salted, peppered, cooked for another 5 minutes, after which the heat is turned off, the pan is covered with a lid, and the dish should sit for about 15 minutes. The soup can be poured into bowls, sprinkled with fresh herbs and enjoy the amazing taste.
Recipe for cheese soup with meatballs and rice
There is another recipe for making soup, which is distinguished by its delicate creamy taste. To please your loved ones with such a dish, you will need the following ingredients:
- minced meat (350 g);
- processed cheese (200 g);
- rice (3-4 tablespoons);
- bulb;
- carrot;
- pepper, salt, bay leaf.
The minced meat needs to be seasoned with pepper and salt,After that, you can start forming the meatballs (to prevent the mince from sticking, your hands should be wet). The formed balls are dipped into boiling water, then thoroughly washed rice is poured in, all this is cooked for about 7 minutes. Then you need to add the carrot and onion frying, after 5 minutes you need to put in the processed cheese. All this is salted, peppered, various spices are added. All this needs to be cooked for 5 minutes, then sprinkled with fresh herbs and removed from the heat. The soup is poured into plates, it should be served with croutons.
