Meat-filled vermicelli soup
A Turkish soup: rice cooked in water, followed by vermicelli, chopped onion, and ground meat sautéed in oil with tomato paste and chili peppers, simmered …
This soup is the perfect comfort food for cold days. It combines the mildness of lentils with the savory flavor of ground meat.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time30 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$5.26 $1.32 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $1.27
- $0.58
- $1.27
- $0.21
- $0.21
- $0.13
- $0.17
- $1.39
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Bring the water to a boil, then add the sorted and washed rice. Cook, stirring occasionally.
- In a separate saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat and sauté the chopped onion, meat, and vermicelli for 3-5 minutes. Then, add the tomato paste and chili pepper.
- Pour this mixture over the partially cooked rice, add a little broth, salt, and let it cook over low heat.
- Serve with lemon. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Meat-filled vermicelli soup
- thin, vermicelli-like noodles$1.27
- One handful of rice$0.58
- Ground meat$1.27
- onion$0.21
- Tomato concentrate$0.21
- red chili powder$0.13
- sunflower oil$0.17
- Meat broth$1.39
- salt$0.03
Total$5.26
that's $1.32 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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