Best Albondigas Soup
Best Albondigas Soup
Time: 55 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb lean ground beef
- 1/2 lb chorizo sausage, casing removed (not the fully cooked kind)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 carrot, minced
- 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaf, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
Directions
- 1 Make the meatballs first: Combine everything and mix thoroughly.
- 2 Form meatballs and roll between your palms (Otherwise, meatballs will fall apart in the soup).
- 3 You should make around 20 to 24 meatballs, set aside.
- 4 Combine chicken broth, onion, celery, tomatoes and their liquid, cumin, oregano and cilantro leaves in a large pot.
- 5 Bring to broil, and reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- 6 Drop meatballs in the soup (Make sure the soup is slightly boiling, the meatballs need to be cooked quickly).
- 7 Return to simmer and cook another 10 minutes.
- 8 Add zucchini and cook 10 minutes.
- 9 Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- 10 You could top the soup with cooked rice, or just by itself.