First, add some 1 tsp of oil into a pan and fry 1 half of chopped onion and 30 gr of rice, until translucent. After it’s done, let it cool.

Mix the fried onion and rice with the minced meat. Add salt, pepper, 1 egg and mix well. Using oil on your hands, shape small balls of the mixture to create the meatballs. Set them aside, because you will use them in a short time.

Start the BROWN/ SAUTEE program on the Crockpot Express and select 10 minutes. Keep in mind to use this particular program without the lid.

Once the pot is heated, add 1 spoon of oil and the chopped vegetables. Add salt and pepper and mix them all from time to time.

When the program cooking time is over, add the remaining 30 gr of rice, tomato juice, water, borsh (or lemon juice) and mix them well. IMPORTANT: if you choose to use borsh, it should be ok if you add 250 gr of borsh for 2.5l of soup. If you choose to use lemon juice, 1 spoon of it should be enough for the same quantity of soup. But these quantities depend of each persons’ taste.

Slowly, add the meatballs into the pot.

Once you added these ingredients, cook the soup using the SOUP program for 45 minutes, because the meatballs need a little more time than the vegetables to cook.

By the end of the program, add a mixture of egg yolk and sour cream, to give the soup a special flavor.