Description
In 'winter gatherings' by rick rodgers
Ingredients
- Egg
- Breadcrumbs
- Salt
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- Ground Beef Round
- Vegetable Oil
- Onion
- Carrots
- Celery Ribs
- Garlic Cloves
- Green Cabbage
- Beef Stock
- Crushed Tomatoes In Puree
- Water
- Dried Thyme
- Sugar
- Cider Vinegar
- Bay Leaf
- Long-grain Rice
- Sour Cream
Instructions
- Meatballs—beat the egg in a medium bowl
- Add the bread crumbs, salt, and pepper
- Mix together
- Add the beef and mix lightly but thoroughly with your hands
- Roll into 16 meatballs
- Heat the oil in a large pot over med-high heat
- In batches, add the meatballs and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate, leaving the fat in the pot
- Soup–add the oil to the fat in the pot
- Add onion, carrots, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes
- Stir in the garlic and cook until it gives off its fragrance, about 1 minute
- Add the cabbage and stir well
- Add the stock, tomatoes, and their puree, water, thyme, sugar, vinegar, and bay leaf, and bring to a boil
- Decrease heat to med-low and simmer for 30 minutes
- Add the meatballs and cook until they show no sign of pink when pierced in the center, about 15 minutes
- Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil over high heat
- Add the rice and reduce the heat to med-low
- Simmer until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes
- Drain in a wire sieve and rinse under cold running water
- Stir the cooked rice into the soup
- Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Serve hot, with a dollop of sour cream on each serving