"Stoup" is thicker than soup and thinner than stew.
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
Directions
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.
















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By selisabrown
on March 17, 2012
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Yum, great hearty soup! Used chard instead of rabe and lean ground beef instead of veal because neither Vons nor Whole Foods had them. I even forgot to put the sage in the meatballs and it was still fantastic! Glad I made a double batch for leftovers.
By micheleo49
on October 05, 2011
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This is good recipe if you love broccoli Rabe as we do, loved this recipe! Makes a great meal.
By Rich Lauro
Eastvale CA
on January 17, 2011
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This is the BEST. I have my whole family making this all the time (only we make hamburger meatballs instead of veal Love it.. thank you Rachel. Watched you make it on the show a while ago and got hooked.
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