Recipe - Bulgarian Meatball Soup

1 pound Ground beef
6 tablespoon Rice
1 teaspoon Paprika
1 teaspoon Dried savory
Salt, pepper
Flour
6 cup Water
2 Beef bouillon cubes
One half Bunch green onions; cut or sliced up
1 Green bell pepper; chopped
2 Carrots;peeled, cut or sliced up thin
3 Tomatoes; peeled & chopped
1 Sm. yellow chiles, split *
One half Bunch parsley; minced
1 Egg
1 Lemon (Juice only)

*Note: Remove most of the seeds from the chiles. Combine beef, rice,
paprika and savory. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix lightly but
thoroughly. Form into 1inch balls, then roll in flour. Combine water,
bouillon cubes, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, green onions, green
pepper, carrots and tomatoes in large kettle. Cover, bring to boil, reduce
heat and simmer 30 minutes. Add meatballs, cover and bring to boil again.
Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add chiles and simmer, covered, 40
minutes or until rice is cooked. Add parsley during last 5 minutes of
cooking time. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if needed. Just before
serving, beat egg with lemon juice. Stir 1 to 2 tablespoons hot soup into
egg mixture, then stir egg mixture into soup. Heat and stir until soup is
thickened slightly, but do not allow to boil.

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