Herby Meatball Soup
Kimberly
6
15 minutes
30 minutes
Herbalicious, Meals
Hearty and warming like any good soup. The perfect way to use up and pile in any veggies you fancy. Gut healing broth is always a bonus and makes for a super tasty feed.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1kg of beef or pork mince - a combo is nice
- 2 teaspoons Himalayan or unrefined sea salt
- 1-2 tablespoons of Herbalicious or Smokin’ (any SSC blend really!)
Soup Bits
- 1 teaspoon of ghee, coconut oil or lard for frying
- 1 large brown onion
- 2 carrots, finely diced
- 2 sticks of celery, finely diced
- 1 medium zucchini, finely diced
- 6 cups of chicken broth or water
- 1 tablespoon of Herbalicious
- Unrefined salt to taste
Options
- Use any vegetables up to 4-6 cups diced
- Add an egg and 1 cup grated vegetables to the mince for extra boost and moisture.
Directions
- Place a large heavy based pan onto a moderate heat.
- Fry the onion in your preferred cooking fat, stirring occasionally
- Meanwhile, sprinkle the salt and Herbalicious over the mince
- Get your hands dirty by squeezing the mince and herbs firmly through your fingers until all the spices have been mixed through.
- Roll and squeeze into well formed golf balls and pop in the pot pushing the onion out of the way
- Brown the balls all over (not essential, but tasty!)
- Add the finely diced vegetables
- Pour over the broth or water and loosen the meatballs from the bottom
- Allow to simmer until the meatballs float to the top (20 min or so)
- Simmer gently until all the veg have softened and the flavours have developed to your liking
- Taste for salt - you may need another teaspoon depending on if your broth is salted or not.
Notes
- Note that lean mince, like game meats will be drier and firmer. Add extra veggies as above.
- Don't simmer for too long as the moisture and fat will be drawn out.