Ingredients to make VEGETABLE SOUP WITH SURPRISE:
- 2 liters water
- 2 medium fennels
- 2 leeks
- 2 medium carrots
- 1 piece of kale
- 1 thick stalk of white celery
- 1 sprig of parsley
- fresh marjoram or basil
- Salt
- splash of olive oil
- For the semolina balls:
- 1 egg
- 40g melted butter
- 80 g wheat semolina
- a pinch of salt
- parsley
- nutmeg
How to make VEGETABLE SOUP WITH SURPRISE:
- Peel the fennels, removing the first layer of leaves and the stem; chop into large pieces and pass through water; clean the leeks by cleaning the soil and cut into rings: scrape the carrots and cut them into large pieces, as well as the perfectly clean celery stalk.
- Wash the cabbage by cutting off the stem.
- Step 2 put all the vegetables in a pot with two liters of salted water and a splash of oil, letting it cook over medium heat, approximately one hour after it starts to boil.
- Skim as many times as necessary during cooking.
- After this time, strain the water from the broth and add the fresh herbs.
- Step 3 Make the semolina balls: melt the butter in a saucepan; remove from heat and mix with semolina; add the beaten egg; Season with the spices and lightly salt.
- Stir with a wooden spoon until a homogeneous and very thick mixture is achieved: leave to rest in a cold place for five minutes.
- Put the previous broth to heat and form balls the size of a hazelnut, with the help of a teaspoon; we put them in the broth and let them cook for 10 minutes, serving immediately so they don’t fall apart.
