Albondigas Soup (mexicanplease.com)

Here's an easy recipe for Albondigas Soup. I used all beef in this version but you could easily use pork or turkey. So good!

Rating: 4/5

Ingredients

Preparation steps

  1. Start by roasting 4-5 tomatoes in the oven at 400F. (Normally they need about 20-30 minutes to fully roast, but I usually take them out when I need them because there's an extended simmer coming up.)
  2. You'll need 1/2 cup chopped mint for the meatballs. Pull the leaves off of 8-10 mint sprigs. Rinse and finely chop them.
  3. Add the mint to a large mixing bowl along with 1.5 lb. ground beef, 2 eggs, 1/4 onion (finely chopped), 3 minced garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons salt, freshly cracked black pepper, and 1/2 cup of cooked white rice.   Combine well and then use your hands to form meatballs that are approximately 1 inch wide. Keeping your hands wet will help if the mixture is sticky.
  4. Saute 1.5 roughly chopped onions and 4-5 whole, peeled garlic cloves in a dollop of oil over medium heat. Cook until the onion is starting to brown.
  5. Add the onion, garlic, roasted tomatoes, and a single chipotle in adobo to a blender. Combine well.
  6. Finely chop the potatoes and carrots.  Add them to a large saucepan along with 1/2 cup of uncooked rice and sweat them in some oil over medium heat for a few minutes.  Season with a pinch of salt.
  7. Add the blender puree to the veggies along with 10-12 cups of stock, 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano, 1.5 teaspoons salt, and some freshly cracked black pepper.  Raise heat and bring to a boil.
  8. Gently add the meatballs and reduce heat to a simmer.  The meatballs will need approx. 10-15 minutes to cook dependent on how big they are, but I simmered this batch for 20-25 minutes to give the veggies time to cook.
  9. Take a final taste for seasoning.  I add another generous pinch of salt to this batch.
  10. Serve immediately with freshly chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime.  Be sure to get lots of veggies in the serving bowls.
  11. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
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