Soup with Plantain Balls

Ingredients

• ¼ cup ground cooked beef
• ¼ cup ground peanuts
• 4 small boiled potatoes
• 4 cups beef broth (or vegetable stock)
• 2 plantains (1 grated)
• 1 teaspoon onion (minced)
• ½ tablespoon parsley
• 1 large chopped cabbage leaf
• 2 tablespoons oil
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. Boil one of the plantains in the beef broth for 15 minutes.
2. Save the broth.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and brown the onion, peanuts and beef in it.
4. salt and pepper to taste.
5. Combine the grated plantain with the cooked one and the other tablespoon of oil and mix well.
6. Shape into small balls of this and put a tablespoon of the meat mixture inside the balls.
7. Cut the potatoes into pieces, and add the potatoes and cabbage to the broth.
8. About 2 minutes before its ready to serve, add the balls to the broth.
9. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.