Lita's Albondigas (Meatball Soup)
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Cooking:
45 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Lita's Albondigas (Meatball Soup)

1. Ground beef - 1 pound
2. Tomatillos, husked and chopped - ¼ pound
3. Eggs, beaten - 2
4. Uncooked white rice - ½ cup
5. Garlic, peeled and crushed - 3 cloves
6. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
7. Salt - 1 teaspoon
8. Tomatoes, peeled - 2 pounds
9. White onions, quartered - 3
10. Tomatillos, husked and chopped - ¾ pound
11. Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce - 2 (7 ounce) cans
12. Garlic, peeled and crushed - 3 cloves
13. Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
14. Chicken broth - 3 quarts
15. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 3 quarts
16. Carrots, peeled and chopped - 3 large
17. Celery, chopped - 3 stalks
18. Cilantro, chopped - 1 bunch
19. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
20. Lemons, cut into wedges - 2
21. Corn tortillas - 1 (12 ounce) package

How to cook deliciously - Lita's Albondigas (Meatball Soup)

1. Stage

Mix ground beef, 1/4 pound tomatillos, eggs, white rice, 3 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon cumin, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.

2. Stage

Scoop 1 1/2 tablespoon of the beef mixture and roll into a meatball. Repeat with remaining beef mixture.

3. Stage

Combine tomatoes, 1 onion, 3/4 pound tomatillos, chipotle peppers, and 3 cloves garlic in a blender; puree until smooth.

4. Stage

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add tomato puree; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth. Season broth with salt and pepper. Bring to a slow boil; reduce heat until broth is barely bubbling.

5. Stage

Lower meatballs carefully into the hot broth; simmer gently for 20 minutes. Add remaining 2 onions, carrots, celery, cilantro, and 1 teaspoon cumin. Simmer until rice in the meatballs is cooked through, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

6. Stage

Squeeze some lemon juice into each bowl. Serve with corn tortillas.