Spicy Albondigas

Name: Spicy Albondigas
Ingredients: Meatballs; 2 pounds ground beef; 1 egg; 1/4 cup bread crumbs; 1/2 cup uncooked white rice; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Soup; 10 cups chicken broth; 4 carrots, sliced; 1/2 large onion, chopped; 4 stalks celery, sliced; 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL(R)); 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (7 ounce) can diced green chiles, drained; 1 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 teaspoons ground cumin

20 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Meatballs
2 pounds ground beef
1 egg
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup uncooked white rice
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Soup
10 cups chicken broth
4 carrots, sliced
1/2 large onion, chopped
4 stalks celery, sliced
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL(R))
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (7 ounce) can diced green chiles, drained
1 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin

Directions

1

Combine ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, rice, cumin, garlic powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well.
2

Bring chicken broth to a boil over medium heat in a large kettle.
3

Form the beef mixture into 1 inch meatballs, using about 1 1/2 tablespoons of meat for each. Turn the heat down under the chicken broth to a simmer and drop the meatballs into the broth. Simmer the meatballs in the broth for 20 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through.
4

Stir in the carrots, onion, celery, canned diced tomatoes with green chiles, tomato sauce, canned chiles, cilantro, garlic powder, oregano, and cumin. Simmer the soup for 1 hour to cook the vegetables and blend the flavors.