World Flavors Cookbook

Ciorbă de Perișoare (Meatball Soup)

Name: Ciorbă de Perișoare (Meatball Soup)
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Romania
Ingredients: 500g ground meat; 50g rice; 1 egg; Garden veggies (carrot, pepper, onion); Bors (sour liquid) or lemon juice; Lovage (leustean)

A tangy soup with delicate rice-and-meat dumplings, loaded with garden vegetables.

Cuisine: Romania

Ingredients

500g ground meat
50g rice
1 egg
Garden veggies (carrot, pepper, onion)
Bors (sour liquid) or lemon juice
Lovage (leustean)

Instructions

1. Sauté veggies and simmer in water. 2. Mix meat, rice, egg, and spices to form small balls. 3. Drop balls into boiling soup. 4. Simmer until rice is cooked. 5. Sour the soup with bors. 6. Finish with plenty of fresh lovage.