Fellah Meatball Soup Recipe

One of the favorite flavors of traditional Turkish cuisine, fellah meatballs, is here this time in soup form. A soup recipe that is both nutritious and filling.
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🥣 Fellah Meatball Soup Recipe (For 6 People)

🌿 Ingredients

For meatballs:

  • 1 cup fine bulgur
  • 1 teacup semolina
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 teaspoon pepper paste
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • Salt
  • Enough hot water (to wet the bulgur)

For soup:

  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon pepper paste
  • 1 tea glass of boiled chickpeas
  • 6 cups of hot meat or chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon mint
  • 1 teaspoon chili pepper
  • Salt

👩‍🍳 Preparation

  1. Prepare the meatballs: Put the bulgur and semolina in a bowl, add enough hot water to cover them and let them swell for 10 minutes. Then add the tomato paste, flour, cumin and salt and knead. Make meatballs the size of hazelnuts from the mixture.

  2. Boil the meatballs: Boil salted water in a pot, add the meatballs and boil for 8-10 minutes. Drain and set aside.

  3. Cook the soup:

Heat the olive oil in a pot. Fry the onion and garlic. Add the tomato paste and fry for a few more minutes. Add the hot broth. Add the chickpeas.

  1. Add the meatballs:

When the soup boils, add the meatballs. Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes. Finally, adjust the salt, mint and chili pepper.

🍋 Serving Suggestion

Serve with lemon juice and fresh mint. It goes very well with crusty bread or pickles.