How to Make Appetizing Caldo De Albondigas/ Meatball Soup

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Caldo De Albondigas/ Meatball Soup. Caldo de albóndigas (meatball soup) is among Mexico's most widely known and revered comfort foods. Add the tomatoes, lime juice, cilantro, bay leaves and broth. Caldo de Albondigas is a meatball and vegetables soup that is commonly boiled in a tomato broth and served with Mexican rice or warm tortillas.

Caldo De Albondigas/ Meatball Soup Caldo de Albóndigas or Albondigas en Caldillo is a traditional Mexican meatball soup, served in a light and healthy broth full of vegetables. This delicious recipe is popular in the states of Northern Mexico, where there are as many variations as there are cooks. My grandma's caldo de albóndigas recipe is downright perfect for the winter. You can cook Caldo De Albondigas/ Meatball Soup using 20 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Caldo De Albondigas/ Meatball Soup

  1. You need of meatballs.
  2. It's 1 lb of ground turkey, lean.
  3. Prepare 1/2 cup of jasmine rice, cooked.
  4. It's 1 of egg white.
  5. You need 1/3 cup of white onion, finely chopped.
  6. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin.
  7. It's 1 tsp of garlic powder.
  8. It's 1 tsp of salt.
  9. You need 1/3 tsp of chipotle powder.
  10. Prepare 2/3 tsp of smoked spanish paprika.
  11. You need of soup.
  12. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.
  13. You need 1/2 cup of white onion, finely diced.
  14. It's 3/4 cup of carrots, medium diced.
  15. Prepare 3/4 cup of celery, medium diced.
  16. Prepare 1 of can fire roasted tomatoes, 14.5 ounce can..
  17. It's 8 cup of chicken broth.
  18. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
  19. Prepare 2 cup of white rice, use extra rice that you cooked to add to meatballs.
  20. It's 1/2 cup of freshly chopped cilantro.

Albondigas are made from ground beef, rice, egg, onion, herbs and plenty of seasonings to give them an incredible flavor. If you like meatballs in your spaghetti I highly suggest you try this soup. The meatballs in this soup have an amazing flavor I think you'll love. This soup does have a lot of ingredients but don't let that intimidate you.

Caldo De Albondigas/ Meatball Soup instructions

  1. In a large bowl, place all of the meatball ingredients..
  2. Mix them up well to thoroughly combine. Set aside..
  3. In a large stock pot, set over medium heat, add your olive oil and heat it up..
  4. Add in the carrots, celery and onions and cook for four minutes, stirring occasionally..
  5. Add the tomatoes and salt. Stir..
  6. Place in the chicken broth and bring to a low boil..
  7. Once it is starting to come to a boil, start forming your meatballs. These will be large and you wil get about 8-10 meatballs..
  8. Gently put meatballs in the broth and lower heat to simmer. Simmer for 45 minutes..
  9. Add the rice and simmer for another minute. Add cilantro at last moment into the soup. Then serve..
  10. Meatballs cooked in the broth create a beautifully tender, soft meatball. Serve this with cubed avocados and tortilla strips..
  11. Recipe by taylor68too..

Heat the oil and butter in a stockpot or Dutch oven, add the chopped onion and stir until onion begins to wilt. Add the chile and cook, stirring, another minute. Add stock, bring to boil and add chard, potatoes, peppercorns and bay leaves. While the vegetables are cooking, combine all meatball ingredients in a bowl, and form ¾ " meatballs. Caldo de albóndigas (meatballs in broth) is the perfect food to warm you up in winter.