Super Tasty Latvian Frikadeļu Zupa (Meatball Soup) Full Recipe

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and margarine is often cheaper.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs are more shelf-stable and cheaper than fresh.

Prepare minced pork with salt, black pepper, nutmeg, and an egg.

Add chopped onion and garlic to the mixture.

Incorporate five caraway seeds into the meat mixture, adjusting to taste.

Mix in three teaspoons of potato flour and three teaspoons of oat flour to form meatballs.

Cut vegetables: potatoes, carrots, and onions.

Prepare a large soup pan (10-12 liters) for cooking.

Heat water in the pan over a wood fire.

Add the chopped vegetables to the heated water along with salt, pepper, dill, and parsley.

Drop the prepared meatballs into the soup once the vegetables are added.

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