Whole day in the kitchen - Polish dinner

Cooking traditional Polish dishes is very time consuming therefore I don't do it often. But recently I feel nostalgic so decided to make all-time classic - tomato soup and polish meatballs with vegetables and potatoes.
When I cook soups, I prefer to make my own stock so it is a bit more complicated. To make a stock you need:

1 parsley root (parsnip is fine as well)
1 big carrot
1/2 medium size celeriac
1 medium leek
4/5 chicken wings
bay leaf
salt and pepper

Simply put all ingredients into a pot, add water and cook slowly until vegetables and chicken are tender. On this base you can make any soup you wish but to make tomato one, guess what.. you have to add tomatoes. I usually use canned; one can is enough. To add flavour, few spoons of tomato puree can be useful. Cook it all together for several minutes then remove parsley, leek, celeriac and chicken. Use blender to make soup smooth, without tomato bits, season well. I add sugar if tomatoes are too sour. Ready!

Then the main course... Meatballs.

1 pack of minced beef
1 egg
bread crumb
salt, pepper and any herbs you fancy, i.e. thyme

Put all in a big bowl and mix using hands . Form several small balls and fry on butter or oil, turning time to time.



Empty can off small carrots into a pot. Add can of petite peas ( can be frozen one as well). Pour a little bit water, add one spoon of flour and sugar to taste. Boils until tender and hot.



Dinner ready!