Albondigas en Chipotle
Chipotle Meatballs
Rice-studded beef meatballs gently poached in a smoky chipotle-tomato broth with carrots and potatoes — the rice keeps every bite tender as it simmers.
Albondigas en Chipotle
✦ Antes de Empezar
Before you cook
Why does the meatball mixture include uncooked rice?
The uncooked rice absorbs broth as the meatballs simmer, keeping them moist and lightly binding the mixture — just make sure they cook the full 25 to 30 minutes so the rice turns tender.
Ingredientes· 17View
- 1 1/2 pounds (680 g)Ground beef, or half beef and half pork — Meatballs
- 1/3 cupUncooked long-grain rice, rinsed and drained — Meatballs
- 1 largeEgg — Meatballs
- 1/4 cupFinely chopped white onion — Meatballs
- 2Garlic cloves, minced — Meatballs
- 2 tablespoonsChopped mint or cilantro — Meatballs
- 1 teaspoonSalt — Meatballs
- 1/2 teaspoonBlack pepper — Meatballs
- 5Ripe Roma tomatoes — Chipotle sauce
- 1/4White onion — Chipotle sauce
- 2Garlic cloves — Chipotle sauce
- 1 to 3, plus 1 tablespoonChipotle chiles in adobo, plus adobo sauce — Chipotle sauce
- 4 cupsBeef or chicken broth — Chipotle sauce
- 1 tablespoonOil — Chipotle sauce
- 2 mediumCarrots, sliced, optional — Chipotle sauce
- 2 mediumPotatoes, cut into chunks, optional — Chipotle sauce
- To tasteSalt — Chipotle sauce
Instrucciones
6 pasosForma las albóndigas
Form the meatballs
Combine all the meatball ingredients gently and form 18 to 20 compact balls without overworking the meat.
Prepara la salsa
Blend the sauce
Roast or boil the tomatoes until soft, then blend with the onion, garlic, chipotle, adobo sauce, and 1 cup of the broth.
Cocina la salsa
Cook the sauce
Heat the oil in a wide pot. Pour in the tomato-chipotle purée and cook for 8 minutes, stirring, until slightly reduced and brick red.
Añade el caldo y las verduras
Add broth and vegetables
Add the remaining broth, carrots, and potatoes. Bring to a simmer and cook for 8 minutes.
Cocina las albóndigas
Cook the meatballs
Carefully lower the meatballs into the simmering sauce. Cover and cook gently for 25 to 30 minutes, turning once, until the rice is tender and the meatballs are cooked through.
Sirve
Serve
Adjust the salt and broth consistency, then serve in bowls with tortillas or rice.
