Features of "Albondigas Al Chipotle (Mexican Meatball Soup)"

Cuisine: Mexican

Cooking time: 1½ hours
Preparation time: 50 min
Serves: 25

Ingredients for "Albondigas Al Chipotle (Mexican Meatball Soup)"
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1/2 bolillo-type bread, in pieces
1/4 cup milk
5 tomatillos, cleaned and quartered
8 mint leaves, finely chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 kg ground beef
Salt and pepper, to taste
50 g chihuahua-style cheese, cut in small cubes
4 large tomatoes, quartered
1 garlic clove, peeled
1 small onion, quartered
1-2 chipotle chiles
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
4-5 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf

Method of cooking "Albondigas Al Chipotle (Mexican Meatball Soup)"

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!