Meatball Soup

5 pints beef broth         

¼ cup olive oil 

1 small onion, chopped              

1 clove garlic, crushed 

1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce

¾ pound beef, minced  

¾ pound lean pork, minced

1/3 cup uncooked rice

1 egg, beaten

1 ½ teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon chili pepper

½ cup chopped parsley

 

Use a good rich beef broth, preferably homemade. Heat oil in a soup pot, stir in chopped onion and garlic, and cook until light gold in colour. Stir in tomato sauce and beef broth. Combine minced beef and pork with rice, egg, salt and chili pepper. Shape into balls the size of a walnut. When broth is boiling briskly, drop in the meatballs, cover, and cook over a moderate heat for. 30 minutes. Serve with chopped parsley strewn on top. Serves 4 to G.