Beef meatball soup with paprika and Israeli couscous from The Home Cook: Recipes to Know by Heart (page 56) by Alex Guarnaschelli

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  • chawkins on January 17, 2024

    This was a disaster for me, it tasted okay but looked awful, hence no picture. I don’t know whether it was me or it was the recipe. I was stressed out after an emergency dental appointment. For the meatballs, the recipe asked for two and a half cup of cheese and only 8 ounces of beef, I was wondering if the meatball would hold together with that much cheese, but I charged on; I normally used fresh breadcrumbs for meatballs, but the recipe said dried breadcrumbs, so I used a commercial brand. Anyway, the meatballs kind of disintegrated. She also asked for a tablespoon of salt added to 4 cups of broth, and salt added to the couscous cooking water, and salt added to the cooked couscous. I significantly reduced the salt, figuring that the amount of chheese in the meatballs and stirred into the soup when done were enough and I’m glad I did, otherwise the soup would have been unedible.

  • averythingcooks on January 11, 2024

    We both loved this hearty dinner soup. I test fried a little of the meat mixture with 1 cup of parmesan (as suggested by others here) and decided to add a heaping 1/2 cup more (which is still less than called for). I minced the serrano & added it early and I added some roasted grape tomatoes from the freezer. I just now realized that I meant to add spinach & forgot. This was my 1st use of pearl couscous & we both loved the texture it added. I will make this again for sure.

  • Partyof7 on October 06, 2021

    Very very good! Also reduced the Parmesan to 1 Cup because I had very assertive cheese! Substituted farro for the Israeli couscous and threw in a bit of fresh spinach I had on hand. The Serrano Chile is a great touch

  • southerncooker on April 06, 2021

    Pretty spicy but delicious. I love Israeli Couscous and had some on hand, so I knew I had to try this recipe. Instead of hot paprika I used half sharp. I thought I had a serrano pepper, didn't, but did have jalapenos, so I used one of those. I made a half recipe.

  • Maefleur on November 03, 2020

    A spicy and warming soup, this time I used ground turkey instead of beef and reduced the parm in the meatballs to 1 cup. Still very flavorful and satisfying.

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