Giouvarlakia (Greek meatball and vegetable soup)

Ingredients

• 400g beef mince (can use veal or pork mice as well)
• 150g Greek Carolina rice or Arborio rice
• 850 mls water
• 1 large onion
• 1 large carrot
• 2 celery sprigs
• 2 dill sprigs
• 4 tbspoons (or 100g) of plain flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsb cumin
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 40 mls olive oil
• juice from 2 lemons
• 1 tsp butter
• chicken stock (optional)
• For this recipe you will need the following:
• a large pot; for the meatball soup
• a large round bowl; for the mince
• a square bowl ; to flour the meatballs
• large round bowl; for the egg-lemon sause (avgolemono sauce)
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