Meatball and tomato soup

Bowl the kids over by whipping up this warm tomato soup with beef meatballs.

Recipe «Meatball and tomato soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 250g beef mince, 1/2 small carrot, peeled, grated, 1/2 small zucchini, grated, 1 green onion, chopped, 2 tsp olive oil , 1 medium brown onion, chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 3 cups beef stock , 3 cups tomato puree, 1 tsp caster sugar, Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 250g beef mince 
• 1/2 small carrot, peeled, grated 
• 1/2 small zucchini, grated 
• 1 green onion, chopped 
• 2 tsp olive oil 
• 1 medium brown onion, chopped 
• 1 garlic clove, crushed 
• 3 cups beef stock 
• 3 cups tomato puree 
• 1 tsp caster sugar 
• Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, to serve 

Instructions

1. Combine mince, carrot, zucchini and green onion in a bowl. Using 1 heaped teaspoon of mixture at a time, roll into 20 balls. Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add meatballs. Cook, turning, for 5 to 7 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a plate. Cover to keep warm.
2. Heat remaining oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Add beef stock, tomato puree and sugar. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add meatballs. Simmer for 10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Season with pepper. Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley and serve.