Madzoon Ov Kufteh (meatball Yogurt Soup)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 11-12
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups cracked wheat
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon dry red pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 32 ounces plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons dried mint
• 1 egg
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth

Recipe

• mix together salt, beef, bulgar, onion, red pepper, black pepper, one egg. use food processor if necessary to blend. dip hands in cold roll into balls about a size of a quarter.
• for broth crack egg in yogurt and mix well with mint. heat up 2 cans broth along with 2 cups water, add yogurt mix and keep stirring so soup will not curdle. add butter and stir until melted.
• once broth is nearly boiling add meatballs and heat for ten minutes.
• note: if you want a richer soup, add a pea size pat of butter in the middle of each meatball. it helps if they are cut up and then frozen when rolling the meatball.