Irish Meatball Soup on BakeSpace.com

Ingredients

• Soup
• 8 cups chicken stock (I sometimes use turkey stock)
• 1 russet potato, peeled and cubed
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 leek (white and light green parts) sliced
• 7 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 - 1/2 (depending on the size) head of cabbage, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 TB barley
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Bouquet bag of a sprig of parsley, a couple of sprigs of thyme, 1 bay leaf (you can make a bouquet bag using cheesecloth or by using a tea strainer)
• 2 lbs meatballs, partially cooked (recipe below)
• Garnish with a nice herb butter made with melted butter with added minced parsley, chives and thyme
• Meatballs
• 1 lb ground bison
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 4 TB minced garlic
• 1/4 cup minced parsley
• 1/3 cup panko crumbs
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp pepper