Chipotle Mexican Meatball Soup Recipes

ALBONDIGAS (MEATBALLS) EN CHIPOTLE

Steps:

• 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.

ALBONDIGAS AL CHIPOTLE (MEXICAN MEATBALL SOUP)

Steps:

• In a small receptacle, soak the bolillo in milk for 5 minutes. Grind well the onion and garlic in a mortar.
• Add the tomatillos, mint, cumin, and grind together until it forms a paste. Add the mixture to the ground beef, salt and pepper, and mix well with your hands. Form Albondiga meatballs about 4 cm in diameter with a piece of the Chihuahua cheese inside. Set aside.
• To make the sauce, blend the tomatoes, onion, garlic, chiles and water in a blender to a puree.
• In a large pot, heat the oil and then add the puree. Let it boil around 8 minutes and then add the stock, bay leaf, and salt to taste Bring to a boil again. Reduce the flame and let it cook 5 minute. Add the Albondigas and cook on medium heat for 30 minutes. Spicy!

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, mix the ground beef, sausage, cornmeal, milk, egg, salt, pepper, oregano, and cumin.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot. Over medium high heat, saute 2 cups onions, 2 garlic cloves, celery for 5 minutes.
• Add the broth, tomatoes, salsa, chipotle chiles and 1/4 cup fresh cilantro. Bring to a boil, and cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Combine ground beef, sausage, cornmeal, milk, egg, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, 1 cup onion, 2 cloves garlic, and 1/4 cup chopped cilantro.
• Shape into small meatballs and add to soup.
• Bring the soup to a boil and stir in the rice. Add carrots to soup.
• Cover and reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Season with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with more fresh cilantro right before serving.