However, people often ask for the recipe of something I made. And people want measurements, goddamnit. I'm approximating so I can share some recipes on Tuesdays because Tuesdays suck so I will feed you recipes to make you feel better.
This week's soup is Italian wedding. Full ingredient list and instructions after the photos. Let's begin with a haiku for Haikuesday:
A haiku for soup?
Slurp me up, lovin' spoonful.
Good to the last drop, mofo.
I know you don't often hear this, but this soup is a situation where you want your balls to be small. Your meatballs that is. Hey ohhhhhh.You can use any small pasta for this soup. I chose ditalini. Why? Because in the song Brass in Pocket I always thought the line I've been driving, Detroit leaning was I've been driving, ditalini. That's why.
I went crazy on the spinach, so I strained some out and got myself a nice little spinach side dish. Popeye, call me.
Now for the real shit.
Ingredients
1 small onion, half chopped and half grated
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
10 cups chicken stock
2 cups veggie broth
1 10 oz bag frozen spinach (I initially added 1/4 of another bag, it was like Spinach Town in there)
1/2 box ditalini
kosher salt
meatballs:
1 lb ground turkey
1 egg
1/4-1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1.5 tbs dried parsley
the grated half of the onion
three shakes of garlic powder (do you like this measurement? Lame)
one shake of celery salt
Directions
Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a stock pan or dutch oven. Add the carrots and cook about 5 minutes, then add the chopped onion and saute another three minutes. Add the stock and bring to a boil.
While the stock is working, make your meatballs. You want to mix everything together by hand, adding bread crumbs by feel. You want them to stick together but not be too wet or too dry. Start with a quarter cup and add more if you need to.
Complete and set aside, and when the stock is at a boil, drop them in one by one close to the pot. Let those go on medium heat for 20 minutes. Resist the urge to stir.
Add the spinach. Hit it with a few pinches of kosher salt, and wait until it returns to a boil (the frozen spinach will cool it down). Once it returns to a boil, add your small pasta.
Let it boil to package directions for firm pasta.
My soup usually soaks up the broth, and I end up adding more at the end. It always tastes fine. I added an additional four cups of broth.
This makes a lot and it freezes well so don't be afraid to freeze half.
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Thank you for this post, as you know I fail at the art of 'a pinch of this, a dash of that.' I can't wait to try this, my dego hubby will be so HAPPY!
ReplyDeleteYUM! Looks delicious. Perfect for these cool fall nights.
ReplyDeleteYum! And there can never be too much spinach!
ReplyDeleteYum! And there can never be too much spinach!
ReplyDeleteI love a haiku containing the word mofo! And I cook the same way - loosely goosed. It's also why I don't share a lot of recipes.
ReplyDeleteI love a haiku containing the word mofo! And I cook the same way - loosely goosed. It's also why I don't share a lot of recipes.
ReplyDeleteLove the mofo at the end of the Haiku. It totally adds to the overall feel of it! LOL! That soup sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteI've actually never made Italian Wedding Soup... and I'm not sure why. I should make it because it's so good! Thanks for linking up with us!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so yummy!!
ReplyDeletethis soup is going to be in my belly this weekend, so help me god. Also, that haiko is the best thing since sliced bread. i want it on a tshirt!
ReplyDeleteI almost never post recipes because I am terrible at taking pictures. Today I did, though, which is weird.
ReplyDeleteI have never had Italian wedding soup, if you can believe it. I love spinach and pasta and soup so it seems like this would be a natural fit. Maybe it's time to give it a try.
this is how i know you're a good cook- you dont always post recipes because they arent always exact. this is exactly how my mom does it and i wish i was as good as her.
ReplyDeleteHaha, you said balls :) no, but seriously this looks goooood.
ReplyDeleteIt is cold and rainy here right now and a bowl of this soup would be absolutely perfect. I won't be making any soups like this in my small boat kitchen any time soon, but I'm bookmarking it for later. Love your story about the ditalini. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks AMAZE!!! I've never had Italian wedding soup before and I'm not sure why! It's got every ingredient that I love! Thanks so much for linking up with us! :)
ReplyDeleteI will be making this and will use spinach! I am a substituter and a non-measurer when I can- always use the correct dosage of baking soda or baking powder. Love creating stuff.
ReplyDeleteI usually adjust every recipe to fit me!
Best way to get veggies is in soup.
Thanks Mom Mom aka Madge !
Love your MOMMA
Gosh it looks delicious! Hawkeye would be all over those meatballs, I'll have to try it!
ReplyDeleteYum, this sounds delicious. It reminds me of my Italian grandmother's recipe for wedding soup. She made it with acini de peppe, which is tiny little pasta balls and she sometimes put chicken and the tiny meatballs in it.
ReplyDeleteThe tiny meatballs were a bonus, like finding the prize in a box of cereal!
This looks like a totally delicious soup!
ReplyDeleteYay for Tuesdays and sharing your kitchen secrets...and yes, I am the one that needs exact measuring and detailed instructions! :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like such a great comfort food soup on an overcast or drizzly day. I can't wait to try!! I also definitely am not a rule follower when it comes to cooking, so I appreciated your directions, haha.
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