Albondigas (Mexican meatball soup). Add the garlic and cook a minute more. Albondigas Mexican meatball soup is a simple dish with light broth, vegetables, and meatballs flavored with chorizo. This post has been updated with new photos!
Serve in bowls, with salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste.
This recipe was given to me by an elderly lady, who was from the state of Guerrero, Mexico.
She often had requests to make the traditional Mexican wedding feast of mole for Mexican weddings and Baptisms in our small town in So.
You can have Albondigas (Mexican meatball soup) using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Albondigas (Mexican meatball soup)
- You need of For the soup.
- You need 1 of Big Pot.
- Prepare 2 lb of Ground beef.
- You need 7 of Carrots.
- You need 4 lb of Yellow Potatoes.
- Prepare 8 oz of 2 cans of tomato sauce.
- Prepare 3 of zucchinis.
- You need 1 clove of of Garlic.
- You need 3/4 cup of finely chopped Mint Leaves.
- It's 2 of Eggs.
- It's 1 tsp of of salt.
- It's 3/4 cup of white rice.
- It's 3/4 cup of water.
- You need 1 tbsp of Knorr.
- It's of oil.
- Prepare 3 of corn on the cobs cut in half ( if wanted).
This recipe is a tribute to her memory. Albondigas is a traditional soup used in many homes. Albondigas Recipe is a popular Mexican Soup recipe. It is also known as Mexican Meatball Soup.
Albondigas (Mexican meatball soup) step by step
- First, grab a medium pot and boil the 3/4 cup of water. Once that's boiled pour in the 3/4 cup of rice, and the Knorr. Mix well, if the water is all gone, the rice should still be a little under cooked. Leave that aside so it can cool..
- Chop you carrots and potatoes. The potatoes can be chopped up in 4 pieces ( if you would like them smaller, then do so)..
- Grab a mixing bowl and put your, ground beef, salt, finely chopped mint leaves, eggs, and the white rice. Mix well together with your hands..
- Once you've mixed them together, start grabbing some of the mixture and roll it into a balls (as big as you want)..
- Once you finish step 4. Grab your pot add some oil just enough to cover up the bottom. Add your garlic and let the oil bubble..
- Once the oil starts to bubble add the 2 cans of tomato sauce. Then add in water just half way of the pot. Let that boil for a bit..
- If you would like to add corn to this recipe, add it around the same time as the carrots and potatoes..
- Add in your carrots and potatoes ( if you cut your potatoes into smaller pieces, then add them in when you add your meat). Leave them to boil for about 5-10 minutes..
- Once the 5-10 minutes are up add in your meat. If there's not enough water left, then add as much as you need..
- While your meat is cooking, start cutting up your zucchinis..
- Around 20 minutes or so, check on the soup. Grab a fork and check your potatoes. If the fork goes through the potatoes, add in the cut zucchinis..
- Go back to the soup in 10-15 mins. Check the zucchinis. Poke your fork through a zucchini , if it goes through then your soup is completely done..
It is as satisfying as it is nutritious. It can be served prior to the main dish or as the main course itself. The sauce contains a healthy mixture of tomatoes, chipotle peppers, cilantro, celery, carrots, onion, and garlic. Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball Soup) This Albondigas Soup recipe is a hearty, delicious broth-based Mexican Meatball Soup, made in an Instant Pot pressure cooker, and is super flavorful with seasoned meatballs, lots of vegetables, and a flavorful broth. The other wingman in this recipe is the tomato broth.