Albondigas en Chipotle

Name: Albondigas en Chipotle
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g beef and pork mince, mixed; 1/4 cup raw white rice; 1 egg; 1 handful fresh mint, chopped; 3 chipotle chillies in adobo; 400g crushed tomatoes; 1L beef stock; 1 white onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Mexican meatballs, simmered with mint and rice in a smoky chipotle tomato broth until deeply flavoured.

Total time

70 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

Ingredients

500gbeef and pork mince, mixed

1/4 cupraw white rice

1egg

1 handfulfresh mint, chopped

3chipotle chillies in adobo

400gcrushed tomatoes

1Lbeef stock

1white onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

3 tbspvegetable oil

Instructions

Mix mince with rice, egg and mint. Season. Roll into balls the size of golf balls.

Blend chipotle and tomatoes.

Fry onion and garlic in oil 5 minutes. Add blended sauce. Fry 5 minutes.

Add stock, bring to simmer. Carefully add meatballs.

Simmer covered 35 minutes. Serve with rice and warm tortillas.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

181

Protein

Fat

12.2g

Carbs

13.4g

Fiber

2.2g

Sodium

976mg

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