MOROCCAN WAGYU BEEF MEATBALL SOUP

Moroccan Wagyu Beef Meatball Soup image

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1 pound Double 8 Cattle Company Fullblood Wagyu Ground Beef
1 Egg
1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
4 tablespoons Harissa Paste (divided)
2 teaspoons Ground Cumin (divided)
2 tablespoons Kosher Salt
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
2 tablespoons Grapeseed Oil
4 Large Carrots (peeled, cut in half lengthwise, and cut into half-inch pieces)
1 Yellow Onion (minced)
2 quarts Chicken Stock
3 cups Baby Spinach
3/4 cup Israeli Couscous
2 teaspoons Red Wine Vinegar
1 bunch Cilantro Puree: Cilantro (roughly chopped leaves and stems - approx. 2 cups)
2 bunches Green Onion (minced)
1/2 Yellow Onion (minced)
5 Garlic Cloves (smashed)
1/4 cup Water

Steps:

PREPARING THE FULLBLOOD WAGYU BEEF MEATBALLS: Preheat the oven to 450°F.In the blender, combine the chopped cilantro, minced green onion, 1/2 of a minced yellow onion, smashed garlic, and water. Blend until pureed. This is your cilantro puree. Place the Fullblood Wagyu ground beef in a large bowl.Pour half of the cilantro puree over the ground beef (in the bowl). Reserve the remaining cilantro puree. Add the egg, panko bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon of ground cumin, kosher salt, black pepper, and 2 tablespoons Harissa paste to the bowl with the beef. Mix with your hands until the mixture is combined. Form the Wagyu beef mixture into 1 inch meatballs. Place the meatballs on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Leave 1 inch of space between the meatballs. Place the Wagyu beef meatballs in the oven, and cook for 10 minutes. Pull the cooked meatballs from the oven, and reserve.
PREPARING THE SOUP: Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and add in the grapeseed oil. Once hot, add in the peeled and cut carrots and minced yellow onion. Saute for 4-5 minutes or until you see carameliza-tion. Lower the heat to medium, and add in the remaining cilantro puree and 2 tablespoons of Harissa paste. Cook for 3 min-utes while stirring constantly. Then, add in the chicken stock and 1 teaspoon of ground cumin. Bring to a simmer. Once at a simmer, add in the baby spinach and couscous. Cook for 7 minutes.
FINAL STEPS: Add the cooked Wagyu beef meatballs to the Dutch oven.Add the red wine vinegar to the soup as well. Season the soup to taste with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve, and enjoy!