French Meatball Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons rice
• 2 ounces ground beef round
• 1 tablespoon egg, raw beaten
• 1 tablespoon onion, grated
• 1 dash garlic
• 1 dash parsley
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons dry red wine
• 1 1/4 cups beef broth
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Add rice to 1 cup water.

2. 2

   Boil 5 minutes; drain well.

3. 3

   Blend rice,

4. 4

   ground round, egg, onion, garlic, parsley, and nutmeg; form into small meatballs.

5. 5

   Add wine to broth; bring to boil.

6. 6

   Drop meatballs into hot broth, one to at time. Bring to boil again; reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes.

7. 7

   Add salt and pepper.

8. 8

   Microwave: Add rice to 1 c. salted water.

9. 9

   Bring to a boil.

10. 10

    Hold 5 minutes; drain well.

11. 11

    Combine meatball ingredients as above. Bring wine and broth to a boil.

12. 12

    Drop meatballs into hot broth, one at time. Bring to a boil again.

13. 13

    Hold 10 minutes.

14. 14

    Add salt and pepper.

15. 15

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