Persian chicken meatball soup

Persian chicken meatball soup

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A Persian-style chicken soup with small chicken meatballs, garlic, onion, and dry bread, poached in boiling water and then served in a warm broth.

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This Persian chicken soup, flavored with garlic and onion, is served in a hot broth.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in water
  • Estimated cost$10.31 $1.72 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $6.92
  • $0.15
  • $0.41
  • $0.09
  • $0.80
  • $0.64
  • $0.08
  • $0.80
  • $0.25
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients, then knead the dough until it becomes sticky. ≈ 4 min
  2. Wet your hands with cold water and form 50-gram balls from the mixture. ≈ 10 min
  3. Place the meatballs in a large pot of boiling water and cook for about 15 minutes, or until they are cooked through. They will then float to the surface.
  4. For each person, place two meatballs in a bowl along with two pieces of cooked carrot (cooked separately), then pour hot chicken broth over them.
  5. Serve as a soup. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Persian chicken meatball soup

  • 900 g of ground chicken breast$6.92
  • 12 g of garlic, crushed$0.15
  • 200 g of finely chopped or grated onion$0.41
  • 30 g of finely chopped carrots$0.09
  • parsley, in sufficient quantity$0.80
  • 6 grams of black pepper$0.64
  • 10 grams of salt$0.08
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 60 g of dried bread, crumbled$0.25
  • 60 g of chicken bouillon powder$0.17

Total$10.31

that's $1.72 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 900 g of ground chicken breast
  • 300 g of chicken skin
  • 12 g of garlic, crushed
  • 200 g of finely chopped or grated onion
  • 30 g of finely chopped carrots
  • parsley, in sufficient quantity
  • 6 grams of black pepper
  • 10 grams of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 60 g of dried bread, crumbled
  • 14 g of chicken concentrate (in cube form)
  • 60 g of chicken bouillon powder

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