This soup is from some of my hispanic/native american heritage....
4 C beef stock
1lb of ground beef
1/3 C chopped onion
1/2 C chopped or sliced carrots
1/2 flour
1/2 C white rice
1 sm can whole peeled tomatoes
1 tsp of dried mint leaves
I egg
1 tsp of red chili flake
Place large porclain dutch oven soup pot or your favorite pot on with the beef stock.. Old school was an oxtail or neck bone to make a good stock. On this side of the map these "cheap cuts" ain't cheap anymore with the influx of supply & demand...
Knorrs bullion cubes (2) will do it.
Season ground beef with garlic salt & pepper adding in flour, egg, mint leaves and 1/4 C of rice to make your meatballs.
You should get around 20 or so. Simmer meatballs, onion & sqeeze in stewed tomatoes with juice added in for approx. 1/2 hr.
Add in remaining rice, chili flake & carrots and simmer another 1/2 hr to 45 min.
Serve with warm tortillas or crackers...
Personally I like it the next day as the soup is thicker with the rice