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Albondigas Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time5 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time45 mins

Albondigas Recipe is a traditional Spanish dish that consists of meatballs in a tomato-based sauce.

 ½ lb ground pork
 1 ea clove garlic, diced
 ½ lb ground beef
 ½ c chili huerta
 1 ea egg
 2 ea yerba buena
 ½ c brown rice, uncooked
 1 ea thick slice French bread
 1 ea onion, diced fine
 ½ ts comino (cumin)
 ½ ts tomio (thyme)
 2 ea carrots, sliced thin
 8 c water
 1 c peas, fresh or frozen
 1 ea tomato, chopped
1

Mix pork, beef, egg, rice, 1/2 of onion, and tomio together; make intosmall balls.

2

Bring water to boil and add balls; simmer at low boilfor 1 hour.

3

Add tomato, garlic, chili, and rest of chopped onion; letsimmer 35 minutes.

4

Add yerba buena and simmer 10 minutes.

5

Soakfrench bread in small amount of soup broth until very soft.

6

Place inblender with comino; chop together; add to soup.

7

Next add carrots andpeas; simmer until vegetables are tender.

8

Serve.

9

Serves 6 .