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Albondigas (Mexican Meatballs)

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Spicy meatballs in a chunky tomato sauce.

"I made this a couple of weeks ago and my whole family loved it. I doubled the recipe for my large family.
I added some dried oregano to the sauce and served it with rice. You could probably make great meatball tortilla wraps with salad too."

- Dlstar

Cuisine: MexicanMain Ingredient: Beef

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Ingredients

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Original recipe makes 4
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-- MEATBALLS --
400 gramsGround beef; (minced beef)
1 cloveGarlic; chopped
1 mediumChili pepper; chopped
1 largeEgg; beaten
1/2 teaspoonCumin
2 tablespoonsBread crumbs
1 pinchSalt; or to taste
1/2 teaspoonPepper, black; or to taste
2 tablespoonOil; for frying
-- SAUCE --
1 tablespoonVegetable oil
1 largeOnion; chopped
1 mediumBell pepper; chopped
1/2 teaspoonCoriander, Ground
1/2 teaspoonCumin; chopped
1/2 teaspoonChilli powder
1/2 teaspoonSugar
1 can (16 oz)Tomatoes; chopped
1 cloveGarlic
1 teaspoonSalt
1 teaspoonPepper, black

Albondigas (Mexican Meatballs) Preparation

MEATBALLS:

Preheat oven to 200C/ 392F

Combine all meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Shape into 16-20 small meatballs.

Heat some oil and fry the meatballs for 5-10 minutes. When browned, remove from heat and drain on kitchen paper.

Place in an ovenproof dish.

SAUCE:

In a pan deep enough to hold a fair amount of liquid, heat the oil over a medium heat.

Slowly fry the chopped pepper and onion until soft.

Add chilli, cumin, coriander and garlic, and fry for another 2-3 minutes.

Add the remaining ingredients and allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Pour sauce over the meatballs and cook in the middle of the oven at 200C/ 392F for 20 minutes. Serve with pasta.

N.B. If served with a nice salad and maybe a dessert to follow, it serves 4. If you like these meatballs (read: are really greedy like us), you may find the above recipe only serves 2.

Notes

I have never tried freezing them, but I often serve them at informal dinner parties; one of their biggest advantages is the possibility for advance preparation, and simply boiling some pasta and popping the dish of meatballs in the oven when the guests arrive.

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Calories Per Serving: 408
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I made this a couple of weeks ago and my whole family loved it. I doubled the recipe for my large family. I added some dried oregano to the sauce and served it with rice. You could probably make great meatball tortilla wraps with salad too.
1 years, 9 months, 2 weeks, 12 hours, 38 minutes ago
I have never tried freezing them, but I often serve them at informal dinner parties; one of their biggest advantages is the possibility for advance preparation, and simply boiling some pasta and popping the dish of meatballs in the oven when the guests arrive. [I posted this recipe.]
7 years, 2 months, 4 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Roast
  2. Fry
  3. Advance
  4. Meatballs
  5. Main Dish
  6. Mexican
  7. Beef
  8. Dinner
  9. Winter
  10. Spicy (Hot)

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