Best Sopa De Albondigas Recipes

SOPA DE ALBONDIGAS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook onion and garlic in hot oil until onion is tender but not brown.
• Stir in water, broth and tomato paste.
• Bring to a boil; add potatoes and carrots.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile combine egg, cilantro or parsley, salt, oregano and pepper.
• Add ground beef and rice and mix well.
• Form into 1-inch meatballs.
• Add, a few at a time, to the simmering soup.
• When all meatballs are added, bring soup back to boiling.
• Reduce heat and simmer about 30 minutes, or until meatballs and vegetables are done.

AUTHENTIC SOPA DE ALBONDIGAS

Steps:

• 1. Mix all meatball ingredients together and form balls using 3 tablespoons mixture. Place, covered, in fridge until ready to cook.
• 2. In a small saucepan place the dried chilies, garlic cloves and tomato and fill with water until all are completely covered. Boil on medium high for 10-15 minutes.
• 3. In a large stockpot, heat oil and sautee onions for 2 minutes Add carrots, water, cumin, all bouillon, chayote, potatoes and green beans.
• 4. While the soup is heating, drain the chili mixture and put in blender with 2 cups fresh water. Blend until all is incorporated and smooth.
• 5. Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the blended mixture into the stock pot. (This can be tricky because the skin and seeds will get stuck so you'll need to be patient and not dump all the mixture at once. You should do it about 1/3 at a time, rinsing the strainer in between.)
• 6. Once all the chili mixture has been strained to stock stir well and bring to a boil. Add salt as needed at this point. Reduce to medium and cook for 15 minutes.
• 7. Reduce heat to medium low. Add in the meatballs, one at a time. Gently stir making sure the meatballs are covered. Place a lid on the stock pot and cook for 30 minutes.
• 8. Serve the soup with chopped cilantro and a lime wedge.

SOPA DE ALBóNDIGAS (MEXICAN MEATBALL SOUP)

Steps:

• Prepare the meatballs: In a large bowl, combine the beef, pork, rice, mint, garlic, salt and pepper. Using your hands, gently mix until well combined. Pinch off 2-ounce portions and gently roll between your palms to form golf ball-size rounds, transferring rounds to a sheet pan. (You should have about 28 meatballs.)
• In large pot, combine the olive oil, onion, carrots, celery and potato; season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste, garlic, bay leaves, oregano and cumin, and cook over medium, stirring frequently, until fragrant and tomato paste starts to caramelize, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock and tomato sauce and bring to a simmer over high.
• Once the stock begins to bubble, reduce the heat to medium-low. Carefully add the meatballs, one by one, distributing them evenly in the pot until they're all submerged. If necessary, reduce the heat to reach a low simmer (this will keep the meatballs tender), and cook until the meatballs and rice are cooked through, about 40 minutes. (Resist the urge to stir for the first 20 minutes, otherwise you risk breaking the meatballs apart before they've firmed up.) Skim any impurities from the surface as the soup simmers.
• Season to taste with salt. Divide the soup among bowls, about four or five meatballs per portion, and set out bowls of whatever garnishes you like.

MEATBALL SOUP (SOPA DE ALBONDIGAS)

Steps:

• Cook the coriander seeds and the cumin seeds in a large Dutch oven over medium heat 1 minute or until toasted and fragrant. Place the toasted spices, cloves, and cinnamon in a spice or coffee grinder; process until finely ground.
• Combine 2 teaspoons of cinnamon mixture, rice, grated onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, beef, egg white, and garlic in a large bowl; set remaining cinnamon mixture aside. Shape beef mixture into 24 (1-inch) meatballs.
• Heat pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add cabbage, chopped onion, carrot, and celery to pan; cook 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Add remaining cinnamon mixture, chili powder, and chipotle; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/4 teasoon salt, broth, and tomatoes, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer. Add meatballs; cover and cook 15 minutes. Add potato; cook, uncovered over medium heat 20 minutes or until potato is tender.

GRANDMA ANGIE'S SOPA DE ALBONDIGAS

Steps:

• Soup: In a large soup pot cook onion, celery, garlic and mint leaves in olive oil until onion is tender but not brown. Stir in water, bullion, lemon pepper and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; add potatoes and carrots and simmer.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine ground beef, egg, mint leaves, salt, carrot, lemon pepper, and rice and mix well. Form into 1-inch meatballs and place in a separate pot. Cover them with water and bring to a boil. When the rice is puffy in the meatball, then add a few at a time, to the simmering soup. When all meatballs are added, bring soup back to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer about 30 minutes, or until meatballs and vegetables are done.
• Garnish with Limes.