Madzoon ov Kofte (Armenian Yogurt and Meatball Soup)

Name: Madzoon ov Kofte (Armenian Yogurt and Meatball Soup)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 8 ounces, 85 percent lean ground beef; 3 tablespoons, water; 1¾ teaspoon, table salt, divided; ¼ teaspoon, baking soda, divided; ½ cup medium-grind, bulgur, rinsed; ¼ cup, chopped fresh cilantro, divided; 2 teaspoons ground dried, Aleppo pepper, divided; 1 teaspoon, ground coriander; ½ teaspoon, pepper, divided; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, divided; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 1 teaspoon, dried mint; 4 cups, chicken broth; 1 (15-ounce) can, chickpeas, undrained; 4 ounces (1 cup), small pasta shells; 1½ cups plain, Greek yogurt; 1 , large egg yolk

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By Andrew Janjigian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2021

Madzoon ov kofte is a nourishing, filling, and thoroughly satisfying Armenian meatball-and-yogurt soup.

SERVES6

TIME1¼ hours

Madzoon ov Kofte (Armenian Yogurt and Meatball Soup)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We made this into a one-dish meal by including pasta and chickpeas. We used Greek yogurt, since it gave the soup the requisite thickness and dairy richness without leaving it overly tart. We added an egg yolk to give the soup further richne...

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