Italian Wedding Soup with Kale and Mini Meatballs | Cape ...

Ingredients

• ¾ lb ground beef
• 1/3 cup fresh bread crumbs ((made from any bread you have in the house, crumbed in a food processor))
• ¼ cup water
• 1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsps minced fresh parsley
• ¾ tsp kosher salt
• ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion diced ((about 2 cups))
• 2 stalks celery, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 cups chicken stock ((preferably homemade))
• 2 ½ tsps kosher salt
• 3 cups thinly sliced kale, center ribs removed before slicing
• 2 cups Savoy cabbage, cored and thinly sliced ((if not available, replace with escarole))
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Small hunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese