Greek Unstuffed Cabbage Roll Soup

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Ingredients
For the Meatballs:

1 pound ground beef
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup Arborio rice, uncooked
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
3/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
freshly cracked black pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried mint
For the Soup:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, grated
4 quarts chicken stock
1 cabbage, shredded
1/4 cup rice or orzo pasta
salt, to taste

freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Garnish: Parsley
For the Avgolemono:
4 egg yolks
1/4-1/2 cup lemon juice
1-2 tablespoons corn starch
1/4 teaspoon dried dill
Instructions
Make the Meatballs:

Combine all of the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix together. Take a golf-ball sized piece of the mixture and roll into a meatball. Place all of the meatballs on a tray and set aside until ready to add to the soup.

Make the Soup:

Add the onion and olive oil to a pot and cook over medium-heat until soft and golden. Add the garlic and warm through until fragrant. Add the chicken stock and season lightly with salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium.

Carefully drop the meatballs into the soup and cook for 20 minutes.

Add the orzo, cabbage, and some more salt and pepper.

Cook until the cabbage wilts. About 20 minutes.

Prepare the Avgolemono Sauce: In a bowl, combine all of the avgolemono ingredients and whisk them together. Add some of the hot broth from the soup to temper the sauce. Add the sauce to the pot and gently shake the pot or mix it so that the meatballs do not fall apart. Warm through for 5 minutes until the soup thickens. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Add more stock if needed to get it to the desired consistency.

Garnish with parsley and serve. Kali Orexi!

Notes
the ground beef can be substituted with ground poultry
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