Italian meatball soup - Le Coup de Grâce

Ingredients

• 400g half-lean ground pork
• 400g medium-lean ground beef
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan
• 2 tablespoons Italian spiced breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon Italian spices
• A drizzle of olive oil
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• Salt and pepper from the mill
• 1 cup small pearl pasta
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• Olive oil
• 2 celery stalks, sliced
• 3 Nantes carrots, cut in 4 lengthwise, sliced
• 4 cups coarsely chopped rapini
• 1 large crust of parmesan cheese
• 12 cups of chicken broth