Some Italians call it Wedding soup. My mother used to call it Sunday soup because it was the soup she made on Sunday. You can eat it any day of the week! I know I do!
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Showing posts with label wedding soup. Show all posts
Sunday, 7 December 2014
DECEMBER NEEDS SOUPS
So watching one's weight during the month of December is tough. But soups are a great way to get nutrition and fill up without all the calories.
So with ground beef made with one egg, some parsley and bread crumbs-salt and pepper to taste- rolled into little balls and fried- drain off the grease!
Escarole chopped, cleaned and lightly boiled- save a little of the water!
Good chicken stock made with a chicken leg, carrot, onion, celery stalk, parsley! Boil into the broth. When finished, add the ingredients together and you have soup for a meal.
Some Italians call it Wedding soup. My mother used to call it Sunday soup because it was the soup she made on Sunday. You can eat it any day of the week! I know I do!
Some Italians call it Wedding soup. My mother used to call it Sunday soup because it was the soup she made on Sunday. You can eat it any day of the week! I know I do!
Sunday, 11 March 2012
THE WEDDING SOUP
This is another version of soup that uses the basic broth. So is your basic broth made?
When I was growing up in Italy and after moving to Canada we did not call it The Wedding Soup." On one of our many family trips when we took my mother to Florida there was a funny moment at a restaurant where we stopped to eat. Mamma ordered this soup. Barb asked her- Mamma, this looks like the soup you make? What do you call it as you do not call it wedding soup? Mamma replied-No, I call it The Sunday Soup! Barb asked why? Mamma said because it is the soup we make on Sunday!"
Again can be substituted for a pasta dish with this soup dish.
Hopefully you have been grocery shopping and bought fresh escarola for this soup. Remember the green vegetables are good for you.
There is more preparation needed than some other soups.
INGREDIENTS
Basic broth.
Escarola- 1 bunch.
Ground beef.
Garlic clove.
Salt, pepper.
DIRECTIONS
Clean and boil the escarola.
With the ground beef, add some finely diced garlic clove, salt, pepper to taste. Mix with your clean hands. Now roll into little thumb size balls. You can fry them in a pan with some oil or I now put them on a cookie sheet in the oven to cook. Reduces the grease- saving calories too.
Cut up the escarola into bite size pieces after boiling and cooling. Put aside.
Boil some basic broth in the amount needed for the number of people that are eating. Turn it off.
Add the little meatballs and escarola into the broth.
Some cooks use less escarola, I like mine with plenty so it serves as another vegetable portion to the meal.
Ladle soup into bowls and serve.
Add parmesean cheese to taste.
When I was growing up in Italy and after moving to Canada we did not call it The Wedding Soup." On one of our many family trips when we took my mother to Florida there was a funny moment at a restaurant where we stopped to eat. Mamma ordered this soup. Barb asked her- Mamma, this looks like the soup you make? What do you call it as you do not call it wedding soup? Mamma replied-No, I call it The Sunday Soup! Barb asked why? Mamma said because it is the soup we make on Sunday!"
Again can be substituted for a pasta dish with this soup dish.
Hopefully you have been grocery shopping and bought fresh escarola for this soup. Remember the green vegetables are good for you.
There is more preparation needed than some other soups.
INGREDIENTS
Basic broth.
Escarola- 1 bunch.
Ground beef.
Garlic clove.
Salt, pepper.
DIRECTIONS
Clean and boil the escarola.
With the ground beef, add some finely diced garlic clove, salt, pepper to taste. Mix with your clean hands. Now roll into little thumb size balls. You can fry them in a pan with some oil or I now put them on a cookie sheet in the oven to cook. Reduces the grease- saving calories too.
Cut up the escarola into bite size pieces after boiling and cooling. Put aside.
Boil some basic broth in the amount needed for the number of people that are eating. Turn it off.
Add the little meatballs and escarola into the broth.
Some cooks use less escarola, I like mine with plenty so it serves as another vegetable portion to the meal.
Ladle soup into bowls and serve.
Add parmesean cheese to taste.
If you having a dinner party, it is nice first dish after the antipasto plate.
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