Fragrant, rich, hearty, but light vegetable soup with meat meatballs. Simple and delicious. It is prepared simply and quickly! I cooked small meatballs, at the very end I added garlic along with herbs.
Cut the cabbage into strips.
Ghee (or plain butter) heat it well in a frying pan and put it on the cabbage. Fry the cabbage until golden brown on high heat. Stir to avoid burning.
Pour tomato juice into the cabbage, reduce the heat to medium and simmer the cabbage until tender. It will take about 15-17 minutes.
At this time, fry the chopped onion and grated carrots in vegetable oil for 5-6 minutes.
Add chopped bell pepper, chopped garlic and tomato to the pan with vegetables. Simmer all together until the vegetables are ready.
To the minced meat (I have minced meat: beef + turkey) add egg, chopped herbs, salt, season with pepper. Knead the minced meat thoroughly.
With wet hands, form small meatballs the size of a walnut.
Put all the vegetables in boiling water (meat or vegetable broth), bring the soup to a boil. Add salt and season with black and red hot pepper.
Adjust the thickness of the soup as desired.
Put the meatballs in the soup, bring it to a boil again and cook for another 5 minutes. Then cover the pan with a lid, remove from the heat and let the soup brew for 10 minutes.