Easter Soup Recipe 455

Steps:

• Add kielbasa and water to a large pan, bring water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes.
• Remove the sausage and refrigerate both sausage and cooking liquid overnight.
• Next day, remove the fat from the liquid, add the vinegar and hoseradish.
• Mix the flour and cream and add to the pan.
• Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Allow kielbasa to return to room temperature or rewarm and slice it.
• Serve hot broth with sliced kielbasa and eggs.

Steps:

• Place the chicken soup in a wide pot over low heat. Add the carrot, onion, celery and garlic and simmer over very low heat for 40 minutes. Add the shredded chicken.
• Meanwhile, place the ground beef in a bowl. Season with a half teaspoon of salt, a half teaspoon of black pepper and one tablespoon of the minced parsley. Form the meat into balls that are about one inch in diameter. Using a spoon, gently slide the meatballs into the broth. Do not raise heat or stir, but use a spoon to gently turn each meatball, so that they cook evenly.
• Place the ricotta and the egg in a bowl. Season it with one teaspoon of salt, a half-teaspoon of black pepper and one tablespoon of the minced parsley, then stir well to combine. After the meatballs have cooked for 20 minutes, use a teaspoon to form ricotta dumplings and carefully slide them into the broth. Do not raise the heat or touch the dumplings until they are set, about seven minutes.
• Adjust the seasoning of the soup with additional salt and pepper. Carefully ladle the soup into warmed bowls, garnishing each with the remaining minced parsley, and serve.