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["Mix rice cereal with 1/3 c. cool water; let stand at least 5 min.", "Meanwhile, in a 5- to 6-qt nonstick pan, stir half the onion and 1 tsp.", "garlic over medium-high heat till limp, about 4 min.", "Stir in tomato paste, broth, and rice.", "Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer till rice is tender to bite, 12 to 15 min.", "As rice cooks, mix beef with 1/2 tsp.", "salt and 1/4 tsp.", "pepper.", "Mix half the beef mix with one-fourth of the rice cereal mix, remaining onion and garlic, 1 Tbsp.", "mint, and parsley.", "In a food processor, whirl remaining beef mix and remaining rice cereal mix till it is a sticky paste.", "Shape each of the meat mixtures into 4 oval pcs.", "In your palm, flatten 1 piece of the beef paste till it's 1/4-inch thick.", "Lay a coarse-beef oval over the thin piece and fold paste around it, shaping into a 3-inch-long football.", "Repeat to create each meatball, and as shaped, drop into simmering broth.", "Simmer over low heat, covered, turning meatballs once, till no longer pink in center (cut to test), about 10 min.", "Add in lemon juice, remaining mint, and salt and pepper to taste.", "Ladle meatball soup into bowls.", "This recipe yields 4 servings.", "Comments: ""I'm Armenian, but I was born in Israel and lived in Iraq,"" says Zov Karamardian of Zov's Bistro in Tustin, California.", """When I was growing up, my mother made dumplings with meat inside which she cooked in nice broth.", "I love which dish (kouba hamoud).", "Every time my mother comes, I make her cook it."""]
