Best Veal Meatball And Broccoli Rabe Stoup Recipes

SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI RABE STOUP

Steps:

• In a medium pot, bring a few inches of water to a boil over medium heat, then salt the water. Trim the broccoli rabe and cut it into 1 1/2 to 2-inch lengths. Simmer in boiling water to reduce the bitterness, about 4 to 5 minutes, then cold shock in ice water and drain very well.
• Heat a Dutch oven or large soup pot over medium-high heat with extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan. Add the sausage and brown and crumble, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the onions, garlic and chile and cook a few minutes more. Add the thyme and lemon zest, then add broccoli rabe and season with a little nutmeg. Stir in the stock and the water and bring to a boil. Simmer a few minutes to combine the flavors. Turn off the heat, cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat the stoup over low heat and bring to a low boil. Add the pasta and cook to al dente, about 10 minutes. Ladle the stoup in shallow bowls and garnish with cheese. Serve with crusty bread for mopping.

SAUTEED VEAL WITH LEMON ON A BED OF BROCCOLI RABE

Steps:

• In a skillet over moderate heat, combine 1 T oil, butter and flour. Cook 2-3 minute Whisk in broth. Add sliced veal and cook 3-4 min, then transfer to a warm platter. Season veal with salt and pepper. Add lemon zest, juice, and parsley to sauce and remove pan from heat.
• Heat water for broccoli rabe. Blanch til just cooked, but crispy. Drain. Place a second skillet over med-high. Add 1 T oil, garlic and broccoli rabe and cook til tender. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• To assemble, divide broccoli rabe between 2 dinner plates. Top with veal and pour pan sauce over top.

SAUSAGE, BEANS AND BROCCOLI RABE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat medium soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and sausage and brown. Add veggies, bay leaf and beans. Season with salt and pepper. Cook mixture 5 minutes to begin to soften the vegetables. Add rabe and wilt. Add stock and cover pot. Raise heat and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 15 minutes. Adjust seasonings and serve soup with grated cheese, for topping.

TURKEY MEATBALL AND BROCCOLI RABE STOUP

Steps:

• Bring a couple of inches of water to a boil in a medium skillet.
• Add salt to boiling water and the broccoli rabe and cook 7 to 8 minutes.
• Drain rabe and reserve.
• While rabe cooks, heat a medium soup pot over medium to medium high heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil.
• Add 3 cloves chopped garlic, carrots and onions.
• Cook 5 to 6 minutes, add white beans and heat through, a minute.
• Season veggies and beans with salt and pepper.
• Add drained rabe and the stocks and cover pot to bring to a quick boil.
• Add orecchiette and stir.
• Reduce heat and simmer soup to a low-roll, uncovered.
• Mix veal with egg, bread crumbs, cheese, sage and salt and pepper.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and drop into stoup.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings and serve stoup in shallow bowls with crusty bread.

VEAL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl soak the bread cubes in the water and wine, then squeeze dry. In a large bowl combine the bread cubes and the remaining ingredients except the Essence, breadcrumbs and olive oil, mixing with your hands until smooth. Cover and chill for half an hour.
• Season the bread crumbs with Essence in a shallow bowl. Shape the veal mixture into 1-inch balls and coat evenly with the bread crumbs. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, saute the meatballs in batches in the oil, turning to brown evenly on all sides. Repeat until all meatballs are cooked. Serve hot with Kicked-Up Tzatziki Sauce.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
• Recipe from New New Orleans Cooking, by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
• In a medium bowl combine all the ingredients and chill for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to marry.

SAUTEED VEAL WITH LEMON ON A BED OF BROCCOLI RABE

Steps:

• In a skillet over moderate heat, combine oil, butter and flour. Cook 2 or 3 minutes. Whisk in broth. Add the sliced veal in thickened sauce 3 or 4 minutes and transfer to a warm platter. Season veal with salt and pepper. Add lemon zest, lemon juice and chopped parsley to the sauce and remove pan from heat.
• Heat water for broccoli rabe. Blanch until just cooked but still crispy. Drain broccoli rabe. Place a second skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, and broccoli rabe and cook until tender. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• To assemble, divide broccoli rabe between 2 dinner plates. Top with veal and pour pan sauce equally over the 2 plates.

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL "STOUP" (THICKER THAN SOUP, THINNER THAN STEW)

Steps:

• Preheat a medium soup pot over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, carrots, onions, celery, garlic and saute 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and stock and cover pot. Turn up heat and bring to a fast boil.
• While soup comes to a boil, mix the ground meat with cheese, bread crumbs, egg and parsley. Roll into 1 1/2- to 2-inch balls.
• Remove lid from soup and slide balls into soup. Bring back to a boil then stir in spaghetti. Reduce the heat and simmer soup 10 minutes more, until pasta is tender and balls have cooked through. Stir in basil and remove "stoup" from the stove. Serve soup with bread and cheese.