Small beef and parmesan meatballs poached in chicken broth with vegetables, small pasta and spinach. Serves 4.
400g
40g
finely grated; finely grated, to serve50g
1piece
0.5tsp
1piece
2piece
2tbsp
1,500ml
100g| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 400g | — | — | |
| 2 | | 40g | — | — | |
| 3 | | 50g | finely grated; finely grated, to serve | — | |
| 4 | | 1piece | — | — | |
| 5 | | 0.5tsp | — | — | |
| 6 | | 1piece | — | — | |
| 7 | | 2piece | — | — | |
| 8 | | 2tbsp | — | — | |
| 9 | | 1,500ml | — | — | |
| 10 | 100g | — | — | ||
| 11 | | 100g | — | — |
Put the mince in the large mixing bowl.
Minced beef / beef mince · 400 g
Add the breadcrumbs.
Fresh white breadcrumbs · 40 gAdd the parmesan.
Parmesan · 30 gCrack in the egg.
Egg · 1 pieceAdd the salt and mix well with the fork.
Salt · 0.5 tsp
Roll the mixture into about 30 small meatballs, each the size of a large marble, and put them on the large plate. Wash your hands.
Lay the onion on the chopping board.
White onion · 1 piece
Cut it in half through the root and peel off the skin.
Lay the carrots on the board.
Carrots · 2 piecePour the olive oil into the large saucepan.
Extra-virgin olive oil · 2 tbsp
Add the onion and carrot and fry over a medium heat for about 8 minutes, stirring now and then, until soft.
Pour in the stock.
Chicken stock · 1,500 mlBring to the boil.
Lower the meatballs into the broth one at a time on the spoon.
Simmer gently for 5 minutes, without stirring, so the meatballs firm up.
Add the pasta and simmer for about 9 minutes, stirring gently now and then, until the pasta is tender and a meatball reads 71 °C in the middle on a thermometer.
Add the spinach and stir gently until it wilts.
Baby spinach · 100 gScatter over a little more parmesan and serve.
Parmesan · 20 g
| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 400 g | | Put the mince in the large mixing bowl.⏱ 10sResultMinced beef / beef mince |
| 2 | 40 g | | Add the breadcrumbs.⏱ 10sResultMince and breadcrumbs |
| 3 | 30 g | | Add the parmesan.⏱ 10sResultMince, breadcrumbs and parmesan |
| 4 | 1 piece | | Crack in the egg.⏱ 15sResultMeatball mixture with egg |
| 5 | 0.5 tsp | | Add the salt and mix well with the fork.⏱ 1 minResultMeatball mixture |
| 6 | Meatball mixturestep 5 | Roll the mixture into about 30 small meatballs, each the size of a large marble, and put them on the large plate. Wash your hands.⏱ 7 minResultSmall meatballsused in step 19 | |
| 7 | 1 piece | | Lay the onion on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultWhite onion |
| 8 | White onionstep 7 | | Cut it in half through the root and peel off the skin.⏱ 30sResultHalved white onion |
| 9 | Halved white onionstep 8 | | Chop it finely.⏱ 1 min 30sResultChopped onion |
| 10 | Chopped onionstep 9 |  | Put it in the small bowl.⏱ 10sResultChopped onion |
| 11 | 2 piece | | Lay the carrots on the board.⏱ 5sResultCarrots |
| 12 | Carrotsstep 11 |  | Peel the carrots with the peeler.⏱ 1 minResultPeeled carrots |
| 13 | Peeled carrotsstep 12 | | Cut them into small dice.⏱ 1 min 30sResultDiced Carrots |
| 14 | Diced Carrotsstep 13 | | Add them to the bowl.⏱ 10sResultOnion and carrotused in step 16 |
| 15 | 2 tbsp | | Pour the olive oil into the large saucepan.⏱ 10sResultExtra-virgin olive oil |
| 16 | Onion and carrotstep 14 | | Add the onion and carrot and fry over a medium heat for about 8 minutes, stirring now and then, until soft.⏱ 8 minResultSoft onion and carrot |
| 17 | 1,500 ml | | Pour in the stock.⏱ 15sResultWedding soup broth |
| 18 | — | | Bring to the boil.⏱ 7 minResultBoiling broth |
| 19 | Small meatballsstep 6 | | Lower the meatballs into the broth one at a time on the spoon.⏱ 1 min 30sResultMeatballs and broth |
| 20 | — | | Simmer gently for 5 minutes, without stirring, so the meatballs firm up.⏱ 5 minResultPoached meatballs |
| 21 | 100 g | | Add the pasta and simmer for about 9 minutes, stirring gently now and then, until the pasta is tender and a meatball reads 71 °C in the middle on a thermometer.⏱ 9 minResultMeatball and pasta soup |
| 22 | 100 g | | Add the spinach and stir gently until it wilts.⏱ 1 minResultItalian wedding soup |
| 23 | Italian wedding soupstep 22 |  | Ladle into 4 warm bowls.⏱ 1 minResultWedding soup to serve |
| 24 | 20 g | | Scatter over a little more parmesan and serve.⏱ 15sResultItalian Wedding Soup |
| Total Time | 41 min | ||
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 647kcal | |
| 43g | |
| 34g | |
| 12g | |
| 41g | |
| 9g | |
| 4g | |
| 1,140mg |
Small beef and parmesan meatballs poached in chicken broth with vegetables, small pasta and spinach. Serves 4.
What you’ll doYou will roll small beef and parmesan meatballs, poach them in a broth with onion and carrot, add small pasta, then wilt in spinach.
