Armenian Meatball Soup - Kufta: A Delicious Family Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey reduces fat content while ground pork is often less expensive.

bulgur wheat

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa is a protein-rich alternative; rice is more budget-friendly.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth enhances flavor without added cost.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier; canola oil is often cheaper.

Start by cooking half of the chopped medium onion in a large pot.

Blend the very lean beef with the cooked onions.

Add cheap rice to the meat mixture, adjusting the quantity as needed for the soup.

Mix in a combination of chopped parsley and coriander.

Wet your hands and shape the meat mixture into large meatballs, ensuring they are smooth without cracks.

Chop the tomatoes and blend them in a food processor until roughly chopped.

Measure water to add to the soup, then add the remaining rice and carefully drop in the meatballs.

After about 20 minutes of cooking, check the soup and adjust thickness by adding a couple of heaped tablespoons of fine bulgur.

Add salt and fresh parsley to the soup for flavor.

After about 35 minutes of simmering, check the thickness of the soup and add a lightly beaten egg by tempering it with hot soup before mixing it back into the pot.

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