I'm going with a cabbage roll soup made with homemade sauerkraut (rinsed) instead of cabbage (weather is such, I am not going out in this), and wild rice mixed into the meatballs instead of white rice. We'll see how it turns out.
This is definitely in the "comfort food on a cold, snowy, winter day" category.Ahhhh, nothing like a meal that is well anticipated, nursed with love and devoured with pleasure. Sounds like a good meal for what is supposed to be a nasty day weatherwise for our part of the country....
I'm going to skip the croutons, just dip "fingers" of the sourdough in the soup...I can hardly wait for it to be ready. I usually do meatballs in the oven, so the meatballs need to cook in the broth a bit more. And, because it is on the woodstove and not the stove, it is truly simmering. If you like cabbage rolls, this is really good. I like the sauerkraut...but it is homemade. I don't think I'd like it with canned sauerkraut. Our sauerkraut is green, not white.
It is definitely worth trying. I made the meatballs with ground chicken because I didn't have ground pork or sausage. And sauerkraut because I didn't have any cabbage...and on the wood stove so I would remember to stoke it. I tend to get distracted and forget to add wood. Then I have to restart the fire...Wow, on a wood stove?... cool!
I love cabbage rolls. My family makes Kaldolmar, but it doesn't have a tomato-based sauce. If I had cabbage, I could make that tonight.
I'm not sure what I'm making. I think it's going to be beef patties with mashed potatoes and gravy with a veggie in the side.
Oh--that sounds good!New oven being installed today... I'm thinking a boneless lamb leg roast to break it in...
Inspired by msmofet's Sunday dinner, I'm making baked ziti (with lots of cheese).
I'm such a copy cat ;-)