Potato Soup With Meat Dumplings

• Soup
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb leek, washed and sliced crosswise
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 4 cups beef stock
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 tomatoes, sliced into thin wedges,then cut in half
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• Meatballs
• 3/4 lb ground lean pork
• 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 pinches ground nutmeg
• salt & fresh ground pepper

1. Cook leeks and onion in oil over moderate heat until onions are transparent.
2. Add potatoes, stock, thyme and garlic powder, reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are soft.
3. Combine meatball ingredients and shape into walnut sized balls.
4. Drop into soup mixture and simmer uncovered 10- 15 minutes.
5. Add tomatoes, cook 2 minutes, add parsley and serve.

olive oil, crosswise, onion, potatoes, beef stock, thyme, garlic, tomatoes, parsley, meatballs, ground lean pork, fresh breadcrumb, onion, egg, ground nutmeg, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/potato-soup-with-meat-dumplings-29082 (may not work)