Tzafrirs Israeli Wedding Soup Gyro Soup Recipes

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• To make the meatballs: Stir the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl to blend. Stir in the cheese, beef and pork. Using 1 1/2 teaspoons for each, shape the meat mixture into 1-inch-diameter meatballs. Place on a baking sheet.
• To make the soup: Bring the broth to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs and curly endive and simmer until the meatballs are cooked through and the curly endive is tender, about 8 minutes. Whisk the eggs and cheese in a medium bowl to blend. Stir the soup in a circular motion. Gradually drizzle the egg mixture into the moving broth, stirring gently with a fork to form thin stands of egg, about 1 minute. Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve. Finish soup with parmesan cheese if desired.

GYRO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble lamb over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer lamb to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in water, tomatoes, onion, wine, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper., Cook, covered, on low until flavors are blended, 6-8 hours. Serve with toppings as desired., Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• For the meatballs: Put the bread, garlic, onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a food processor and pulse until very finely ground. Add the parsley and pulse until finely chopped. Add the egg and pulse until combined. Add the beef, pork and Parmesan and pulse until very well mixed. Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or foil. Roll the mixture into 1-inch meatballs, transferring them to the prepared baking sheet.
• For the soup: Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large, wide pot over medium-high heat. Add half of the meatballs and cook, stirring gently occasionally, until browned on most sides and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the meatballs to the baking sheet (they will cook again so don't worry about contamination). Repeat with the remaining meatballs.
• Add the carrot, celery and onion to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken broth, Parmesan rind if using, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper and bring to a brisk simmer. Add the pasta or couscous and cook according to the package instructions for al dente.
• Add the escarole and meatballs to the soup and return to a simmer. Simmer until the escarole is slightly wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove the Parmesan rind and discard. Sprinkle with the parsley and top with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Serve with more Parmesan on the side.

TZAFRIR'S ISRAELI WEDDING SOUP (GYRO SOUP)

Steps:

• SOUP.
• Whisk condensed soup with milk over med high heat.
• Add package of Knorr vegetable recipe mix, sugar and chopped onions.
• Turn down heat to simmer, chop cucumbers into nickel or quarter size pieces and set aside. Then begin to prepare your lamb meatballs.
• MEATBALLS.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all meatball ingredients and mix very well.
• Form into desired size meatballs.
• Place in baking pan so balls do not touch one another.
• Bake @ 350 for 30-40 minutes.
• COMBINE cut cucumbers and meatballs with it's juices into the soup, turn heat up to med - med high and let cook together for full flavor for about 30 minutes. Enjoy!

GREEK WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• In a deep skillet or dutch oven, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Lower a bring to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the lamb, half of the parsley, the breadcrumbs, feta, egg, garlic and oregano. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well and form into 1 inch balls. Add to the chicken stock along with the orzo and cook gently for 8 minutes.
• Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, remaining parsley and mint.