Soup with Tomatoes, Rice and Meatballs
This soup is distinguished not only by its wonderful taste and aroma, but also by the simplicity and speed of preparation. As an alternative to fresh tomatoes, canned ones in their own juice may be used. The volume of ingredients is calculated for a four-liter pot.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- not set
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Ingredients
Recipe scale: 1x
- tomatoes 700 g
- minced meat 500 g
- breadcrumbs 3 tbsp
- rice 150 g
- onion 100 g
- garlic clove 2-3 clove
- salt
- pepper
- greens to taste
Instructions
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Mix the minced meat with breadcrumbs, add salt and pepper.
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Form meatballs from the mixture about the size of a walnut.
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Peel the skin off the tomatoes and put them in a blender.
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Puree the vegetables. In the absence of a blender, a grater may be used.
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Finely chop the onion.
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Bring 2.5 liters of water to a boil in a pot, then add the rice.
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After the rice boils, add the meatballs to the pot and cook for 5 minutes.
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Add the tomatoes to the soup.
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Add the onion (pre-frying in vegetable oil is allowed), salt and pepper. Cook until the rice is done.
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Add garlic pressed through a garlic press to the finished soup. Leave under a lid for 20–25 minutes.
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Pour the dish into plates, garnish with greens and add sour cream if desired.