Meatball Stew Soup

Name: Meatball Stew Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 lb (340 g) lean ground pork; 1/4 cup (30 g) bread crumbs; 1 egg; 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp juniper berries; 1/2 tsp black peppercorns; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 2 bay leaves; 2 whole cloves; 1 cinnamon stick, about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced; 2 carrots, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp butter; 5 cups (1.25 litres) chicken broth

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Preparation 30 min
Cooking 20 min
Servings 8
Freezes Yes

Households all over the province of Quebec serve sumptuous ragoût de boulettes on December 25 (the literal translation, meatball stew, doesn’t do it justice). To give the old-school recipe a new spin, Ricardo transformed it into a soup. With Christmasy spices, pork meatballs and broth, a new tradition was born. To make it even more festive, they served the soup in a handsome tureen and ladled it out at the table.

Featured in RICARDO Magazine HOLIDAY 2017 (p. 95)

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Ingredients

- 3/4 lb (340 g) lean ground pork
- 1/4 cup (30 g) bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp juniper berries
- 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick, about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp butter
- 5 cups (1.25 litres) chicken broth

Preparation

- With the rack in the top position, preheat the oven’s broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- In a bowl, combine the meat, bread crumbs, egg and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Working with lightly oiled hands, shape each meatball using 1 tsp (5 ml) of the meat mixture. Place on the prepared sheet.
- Bake for 5 minutes or until the meatballs are golden brown. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, place the spices in a tea strainer or wrap in two layers of cheesecloth. Set aside.
- In a pot over medium-high heat, soften the vegetables and garlic in the butter. Add the broth and spice mixture. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Add the meatballs and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Remove the spices.

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