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Wedding Soup
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Wedding Soup

13 ingredients Serves 6. openrecipes
Wedding Soup

or “wedding soup,” traditionally included different cuts of pork and a big variety of vegetables, which were slowly simmered together until the ingredients were pronounced “married.” Here, in a streamlined version of this classic southern Italian soup, pork meatballs are cooked with a handful of fresh hearty vegetables.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

884
Calories
77g
Protein
47g
Fat
36g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Romano Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 quarts chicken broth
  • 1 lb. cavolo nero, dinosaur kale, escarole or other greens, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces
  • 3 large carrots, chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 1 lb. ground pork
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup minced yellow onion
  • 1/2 cup fine dried bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup grated pecorino romano cheese
  • 1 tsp. sea salt, plus more, to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 3 Tbs. olive oil
  • Grated pecorino romano cheese for serving

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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