VEGETABLE SOUP WITH SURPRISE RECIPE

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:

1. 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.
2. Wash the cabbage by cutting off the stem.
3. 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.
4. Skim as many times as necessary during cooking.
5. After this time, strain the water from the broth and add the fresh herbs.
6. 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.
7. Stir with a wooden spoon until a homogeneous and very thick mixture is achieved: leave to rest in a cold place for five minutes.
8. 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.