When I think of inexpensive meals I almost always turn to hearty soups - a little meat and a lot of veggies go a long way. Try this Minesse Soup recipe.

Make and share this Cilantro Lime Corn Meal Dumplings in Chorizo Chicken Soup recipe from Food.com.

Inspired by my Oma, my version is like European Goulash and American Goulash got hitched and created a new generation of goulash that retains the convenience of the American version without compromising the richness associated with a long, slow cooking process. The predominance of Hungarian paprika adds sweet pepperiness.

I had both eggs and spring onions on the brain when this recipe started coming together. I wanted to do a play on a ramen noodle soup, with ribboned scallions acting as a kind of second noodle. I think the aromatic additions lend the soup a faintly Asiatic flavor profile. The broth starts out quite delicate, so each ingredient shines through, and then becomes richer once the once the egg yolk cracks. To me, this is a soup that tastes precisely of spring.

This recipe creates a deeply flavorful brown stock that can be used as a base for soups and stews or reduced down and enriched with butter and/or wine for a deliciously rich sauce.