Lita's Albondigas (Meatball Soup)

Lita's Albondigas (Meatball Soup)
  • Meatballs:
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/4 pound tomatillos, husked and chopped
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup uncooked white rice
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Soup:
  • 2 pounds tomatoes, peeled
  • 3 white onions, quartered
  • 3/4 pound tomatillos, husked and chopped
  • 2 (7 ounce) cans chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 quarts chicken broth
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 lemons, cut into wedges
  • 1 (12 ounce) package corn tortillas


  1. 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. Scoop 1 1/2 tablespoon of the beef mixture and roll into a meatball. Repeat with remaining beef mixture.
  3. Combine tomatoes, 1 onion, 3/4 pound tomatillos, chipotle peppers, and 3 cloves garlic in a blender; puree until smooth.
  4. 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. 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. Squeeze some lemon juice into each bowl. Serve with corn tortillas.

04/02/2018
Lita's Albondigas (Meatball Soup), recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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