AUTHENTIC MEXICAN MEATBALL SOUP [ALBONDIGAS]

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN MEATBALL SOUP [ALBONDIGAS] image

Yield 4-5 people

Number Of Ingredients 12

1lb. ground beef [extra lean]
1 tbs cumin [powder]
1 tbs salt [will need about 2-3 more tbs added once meatballs/veggies are boiling]
1 tomato finely diced
∏ white onion diced
1 egg
1 tbs flour
3 heaping tbs white rice [rinse rice before adding]
5-6 large carrot's
3-4 potato's
3-4 Zucchini
1 small can tomato sauce

Steps:

1.fill pot with water [3/4 full] 2.In large bowl, mix into ground beef: Cumin, salt, egg, flour, onion, tomato, rice, then make desired size meatballs [usually golf ball size]. 3.water should be boiling by the time you've made the meatballs, add to water [be careful not to burn yourself, drop in gently] 4.meatballs should be boiling about 15 min or so [while you cut up veggies], add carrots first [let boil for about 5-6min] then add potato's and zucchini. 5.Let boil about 10 min, then add tomato sauce and 2-3 tbs salt [taste after 5 minutes, if more salt needed, add to your liking] Soup will be ready as soon as potato's and zucchini are soft.