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Veal Meatball and Broccoli Rabe Stoup
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Ingredients
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds broccoli rabe, 1 large bunch,
trimmed and cut into large bite-sized pieces
Salt
Extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, 1 minced, 3 chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can white beans, cannellini
Black pepper
1 quart chicken stock
2 cups beef or vegetable stock

1/3 pound orecchiette, little ear shaped pasta, or ditalini
1 pound ground veal
1 egg
1/2 cup bread crumbs, a couple of handfuls
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano or Romano, a generous handful, plus some to pass at
table
2 to 3 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped
Crusty bread, for mopping

Instructions
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, remaining clove minced garlic, 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.