How Do You Prepare Mexican-Style Albondigas Soup?
Albondigas are Spanish and Latin-American meatballs. Mexican albondigas differ from other varieties with the addition of tomato broth and signature spices, and are cooked with vegetables. Albondigas are commonly eaten as an entree at dinner, and are also a good finger food for entertaining. A popular soup recipe made with these meatballs makes four servings. Pour the olive oil in stock pot and add half of onion and all the celery and carrots. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook until onions become translucent. Pour in chicken stock and tomato sauce, and let pot reach boil. Mix together ground meat, rice, rest of onion, minced garlic, egg, jalapeño, mint, and salt and pepper to taste. Blend ingredients together using your hands until everything is evenly blended. Form meatballs using your hands. Albondigas should be about the size of a golf ball. Slowly submerge the albondigas one by one into the boiling stock pot using a ladle or large spoon. Bring down heat and let the pot simmer unt
