Giouvarlakia Meatball Soup

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Once the temperature drops, the ideal comfort food is a frothy and flavourful meatball soup topped up with mouth-watering egg-lemon sauce! 🍋 Yet another traditional Greek recipe my grandma used to make that made everyone "beg" for more! ☺️

Giouvarlakia Meatball Soup

Once the temperature drops, the ideal comfort food is a frothy and flavourful meatball soup topped up with mouth-watering egg-lemon sauce! 🍋 Yet another traditional Greek recipe my grandma used to make that made everyone "beg" for more! ☺️

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Ingredients

50 mins
6 servings
  1. 500 gbeef mince
  2. 1onion (grated)
  3. 1 clovegarlic
  4. 60 gcalrose rice (οr short grain)
  5. 1 handfulparsley (chopped)
  6. 2egg whites
  7. 1 tbspolive oil
  8. 1 tspsalt
  9. 1/4 tsppepper
  10. 2lt water
  11. 1carrot
  12. 2potatoes
  13. 1 tbspsalt
  14. 1 tbspolive oil
  15. Egg-lemon sauce
  16. 2egg yolks
  17. 2 tbspcornstarch
  18. 60 mllemon juice (about 2 lemons)

Cooking Instructions

50 mins
  1. 1

    In a bowl mix the meat, rice, onion, garlic, parsley, olive oil, salt and paper until incorporated.

  2. 2

    Scoop small portions of the mixture and shape it into small meatballs.

  3. 3

    In a large pot bring the water to a boil, add the carrot, potatoes, salt, olive oil and the meatballs, and simmer for 40 minutes.

  4. 4

    Egg-lemon Sauce: Add the egg yolks, cornstarch and lemon juice in a bowl, and whisk them very well (you may also use a small blender).

  5. 5

    Add a ladle of hot soup to the bowl while whisking constantly until frothy.

  6. 6

    Pour the egg-lemon sauce to the soup and mix gentle for a minute.

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