Italian Meatball Gnocchi Soup | Soup Recipes | Butter Be Tasty

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 1/2 lb ground beef 85/15 meat to fat ratio
• 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 yellow onion minced
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp dried parsley
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes more or less to taste
• 1 tsp salt more or less to taste
• 1/2 tsp black pepper more or less to taste
• 2 tbsp olive oil for cooking
• 1/2 yellow onion diced
• 2 medium carrots diced
• 2-3 tomatoes on a vine diced
• 1 cup water
• 5-6 cups beef stock
• 4 oz tomato paste
• 1/2-1 salt more or less to taste
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes more or less to taste
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 14-16 oz gnocchi homemade or ready-to-use
• 1 rind of parmesan cheese* optional
• 1/4 cup fresh grated or shaved parmesan cheese