Description

This Italian soup is made green vegetables, chicken broth and meatballs. The soup gets its name from the marriage of the flavor produced by the combo of the meat and the veggies.

Ingredients

• Meatballs:
• 1 small onion, grated with its juices
• 1/3 c. chopped fresh Italian parsley
• 1 large egg
• 1 t. minced garlic
• 1 t. salt
• 1 slice white bread, crust trimmed off, bread torn into small pieces
• 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
• 8 oz. ground beef
• 8 oz. ground pork
• freshly ground black pepper
• Soup:
• 12 c. chicken broth/stock
• 1 lb. curly endive or escarole, washed well, coarsely chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 2 T. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
• salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper

Steps

1. Meatballs:
2. Stir together the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in Parmesan cheese, beef and pork. Make and shape 1 1/2 t. meat mixture into one inch diameter meatballs. Place on a baking sheet; set aside.
3. Soup: