Meatball Soup

There are some recipes that just send you back to your childhood.  For me, it's meatball soup.  Some of my earliest memories are of my Mother putting the red bowl filled with meatball soup in front of me (the bowl had something to stick to the table so I couldn't make a giant mess).  I used to help her make it when I was a girl, so tonight when I made it - I used my memory!  I didn't even call my Mommy and ask her if I did it right. So, here's what you need:

2 16 oz. cans Kidney Beans
2 cans of Beef Consomme
1 lb. of ground Turkey (or beef, if you prefer)
1 Egg
Bread crumbs
Salt and Pepper to Taste
A squirt of Ketchup

To start out, squirt some ketchup in the pot.  In your food processor, blend up the kidney beans, then add the consomme and blend. As you pour the mixture into the pot, stir to dissolve all the ketchup.  Turn up the heat to medium-high so the soup starts to boil.

For the ground meat, shape it into a ring, crack the egg into the center, and sprinkle some breadcrumbs on top of the egg.  Sprinkle salt and pepper around the ring onto the meat.  It should look like this:

Use a fork to beat the egg/bread crumb mixture, then use your hands to mix everything together!  Form the meat into little balls (about as big as a teaspoon).  Add the meatballs to the soup, and let it boil for a good while...long enough that you know the meatballs have cooked all the way through.  Enjoy!

My grandparents used to make this soup when my Mother was a child.  I am now the third generation to make this soup in my own home!  It tastes good with some oatnut bread dipped in it.