Tomato soup with meatballs

Method

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   Options for the preparation of tomato soups there is a great many. This recipe for tomato soup uses meatballs, making it sufficiently nutritious, able to replace almost any second dish.

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   1. Necessary products: minced meat (I have a 1:1 mixture of beef and pork along with spices, onions and garlic), potatoes, carrots, cabbage, onions, garlic, chopped greens, pickled cucumber, tomato paste (if there are salted or fresh tomatoes, it can be replaced with them), sunflower oil, bay leaf, fragrant pepper and a mixture of spices for borscht.

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   2. First, we sculpt small meatballs and send them to the freezer to freeze a little.

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   3. Wash the vegetables, peel them. Potatoes cut with medium straw, onions cut with cubes of medium size, shink cabbage. On a large grater, rub carrots and cucumbers. Three garlic on a fine grater.

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   4. We're making a borscht roast. We roast on heated oil onions to a golden color.

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   5. Add carrots and roast to the softness of the carrots.

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   6. Add cucumber and garlic. Stir well and warm up a little on medium heat.

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   7. Then add 2 generous tablespoons of tomato paste.

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   8. Stir well and roast the vegetables a little. Our roast is ready.

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    9. In the pan pour 2 liters of water, a little salt and bring to a boil. Put the meatballs down.

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    10. When the meatballs boil, add potatoes. To taste.

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    11. Cook on medium heat to half-ready potatoes and add cabbage.

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    12. When the potatoes are ready, add a pre-cooked roast. We try it for salt and if necessary, we add salt.

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    13. We mix well, bring to a boil on a medium heat. Add bay leaf, ground scented pepper and spices for borscht. I take spices in the market, but sometimes I replace them with spices for minced meat.

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    14. We close the lid, let it boil. Turn off the fire and add greens. Let the tomato soup with meatballs brew for 5-10 minutes, then remove the bay leaf and serve to the table.

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    15. Enjoy your meal!