Meatball Recipe

Serves: 4

Cooking time: 25-30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 leek, sliced
• 2  small carrots, sliced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf salt and pepper
• 4 cups (1 litre) Beef Stock
• extra chopped parsley

Meat Balls

• 2 slices stale bread
• ¼ cup (65 ml) milk
• 500 g (1 lb) finely ground beef
• 2 eggs
• salt and pepper
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon thyme

Recipe

• Combine leek, carrots, onion, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, salt, pepper and stock in a deep pan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 18-20 minutes.
• For the meat balls, soak bread slices in milk for 3-4 minutes, then squeeze out liquid and place bread in a bowl with ground beef and mix well. Pass mixture through a fine sieve and return to the bowl.
• Add eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg and thyme and mix thoroughly, shape into tiny balls, add to the simmering soup and cook for 3-4 minutes. Serve piping hot, sprinkled with chopped parsley.