Potato Soup With Meat Dumplings

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb leek, washed and sliced crosswise
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 4 cups beef stock
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 tomatoes, sliced into thin wedges,then cut in half
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 3/4 lb ground lean lamb
• 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 pinches ground nutmeg
• salt & fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook leeks and onion in oil over moderate heat until onions are transparent.
• 2 add potatoes, stock, thyme and garlic powder, reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are soft.
• 3 combine meatball ingredients and shape into walnut sized balls.
• 4 drop into soup mixture and simmer uncovered 10- 15 minutes.
• 5 add tomatoes, cook 2 minutes, add parsley and serve.