Meatball Soup
Cooking MethodPressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 tbs. vegetable oil
- 1 onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
- 3 qt. beef stock
- 2 carrots, diced
- 3/4 lb. ground beef
- 3/4 lb. ground pork
- 1/3 cup long-grain rice
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 tbs. chopped fresh mint leaves
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup frozen peas, optional
Instructions
Heat oil in the pressure cooker over medium heat and saute onion and garlic until softened. Add tomato sauce, stock and carrots and bring to a boil. In a separate bowl, mix together beef, pork, rice, egg, mint, salt and pepper. Form mixture into 1-inch balls. Drop meatballs into boiling stock mixture. Seal cooker, bring up to high pressure, reduce heat to stabilize pressure and cook for 10 minutes. Remove cooker from heat and release pressure. Taste and adjust seasonings. If desired, stir in peas and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Servings: 6-8