Meatballs (Albóndigas Económicas) Recipe

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

?This is a recipe for albóndigas económicas, or economic meatballs. It is a dish typically made with ground beef, rice, and vegetables, and can be served with a tomato sauce or as a standalone dish.

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time5 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time45 mins
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 ¼ kg (1/2 lb.) of ground beef
 ¼ kg (1/2 lb.) of ground pork
 ½ cup of milk
 2 eggs
 ½ cup of bread crumbs
 1 onion
 10 mint leaves, chopped
 2 balls of pepper
 1 pinch of cumin powder
 2 tomatoes
 1 clove of garlic
 1 ancho chili


1

Mix the meat with the milk, half of the onion (chopped up), bread crumbs, salt, cumin and the eggs. Form the meatballs by hand.

2

Toast, hollow out and soak the chili.

3

Toast peel and liquify the tomato together with the half onion, the garlic, chili and pepper.

4

Fry it together until the flavor peaks. Add three cups of water and when the water begins to boil add the meatballs and cook well (15-20 minutes).

CategoryCuisine

Ingredients

 ¼ kg (1/2 lb.) of ground beef
 ¼ kg (1/2 lb.) of ground pork
 ½ cup of milk
 2 eggs
 ½ cup of bread crumbs
 1 onion
 10 mint leaves, chopped
 2 balls of pepper
 1 pinch of cumin powder
 2 tomatoes
 1 clove of garlic
 1 ancho chili

Directions

1

Mix the meat with the milk, half of the onion (chopped up), bread crumbs, salt, cumin and the eggs. Form the meatballs by hand.

2

Toast, hollow out and soak the chili.

3

Toast peel and liquify the tomato together with the half onion, the garlic, chili and pepper.

4

Fry it together until the flavor peaks. Add three cups of water and when the water begins to boil add the meatballs and cook well (15-20 minutes).

Meatballs (Albóndigas Económicas) Recipe

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