What kind of meat to make meatballs for soup so that it is not greasy: we share the technology

If you need to make a quick first course, meatball soup comes to mind. That's because you don't need to boil the meat for the broth for a long time, because the minced meat balls only need a few minutes. The main thing is to choose meat that is not too fatty.

The idea of making a diet soup with meatballs was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Valeria with the nickname valerikiry. This technique uses minced turkey.

Ingredients:

• minced meat (turkey) - 500 g
• half an onion (for minced meat)

• garlic - 2 cloves
• salt and spices (aromatic herbs, paprika, black pepper) - to taste
• carrots - 1 pc
• onion - 1 pc (for frying)
• cauliflower - 200-300 g
• potatoes - 2 pcs
• allspice - 4 pcs
• bay leaves - 1 pc
• dill sprigs - 4 pcs
• water - 4 liters.

Method of preparation:

1. Fry onions and carrots in a saucepan, season with salt and pepper.

2. Add the egg, salt, spices, garlic, onion to the minced meat and mix.

3. Form meatballs (do this with wet hands or with a spoon).

4. Pour boiling water, salt, and meatballs into the pan one at a time.

5. Cook for 10 minutes.

6. Add the diced potatoes, cauliflower, allspice, bay leaf, dill sprigs and cook for 15 minutes, covered.

7. Serve with sour cream and herbs.