Description
Tiny flavorful meatballs that your friends and family will rave about. Authentic Mexican recipe. Serve with warm tortillas and a salad.
Ingredients
- 5 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 small onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 4 fresh tomatillos, husks removed
- 2 eggs
- 1 small onion
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
- 5 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 cup cooked rice
Instructions
- Blend tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- and adobo sauce in a blender or food processor until smooth.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir tomato mixture in hot oil until fragrant
- about 10 minutes. Stir in chicken stock and continue to cook for 10 minutes more.
- Meanwhile
- blend tomatillos
- eggs
- 1 small onion
- chipotle peppers
- 2 cloves garlic
- chicken bouillon
- and cilantro in a blender or food processor until smooth. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and add beef
- pork
- and rice; stir to combine. Roll meat mixture into walnut-sized balls.
- Transfer meatballs to tomato mixture; simmer until meatballs are no longer pink in the center
- 15 to 20 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 8