Subj : Top 10 Ground Beef - 02
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Sep 21 2024 04:28 pm

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     Title: Albondigas Soup (Mexican Meatball Soup)
Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies, Rice
     Yield: 7 servings

     2 tb Extra virgin olive oil
     1 lg Onion; chopped
     1 cl Garlic; minced
     2 qt Chicken or beef stock
     1 qt Water
   1/2 c  Tomato sauce
   1/2 lb Green beans; strings & ends
          - removed, in 1" pieces
     2 lg Carrots; peeled, sliced
   1/3 c  White rice
     1 lb Ground beef
   1/4 c  (loose pack) chopped fresh
          - spearmint leaves
   1/4 c  (loose pack) chopped fresh
          - parsley
 1 1/2 ts Salt; more to taste
   1/4 ts Fresh ground pepper; more to
          - taste
     1 lg Egg
 1 1/2 c  Frozen or fresh peas
     1 ts Dried oregano
          +=OR=+
     1 tb Fresh chopped oregano
     1 ds Cayenne
   1/2 c  Chopped fresh cilantro

 Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot (5-quart)
 over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until tender,
 about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook a minute more.

 Add the stock, water, and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil
 and reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the green beans and
 carrots.

 Mix the uncooked rice into the meat on a large bowl,
 along with the spearmint leaves and parsley, salt, and
 pepper. Mix in the raw egg.

 Form mixture into 1" meatballs.

 Gently add the meatballs to the simmering soup, one at a
 time. Cover and let simmer for 1/2 hour.

 Add the peas towards the end of cooking. Add a few
 pinches of oregano and sprinkle with salt and pepper,
 and a dash of cayenne, to taste.

 Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped fresh
 cilantro.

 Yield: 6 to 8 servings

 Recipe by: Elise Bauer

 RECIPE FROM: http://www.simplyrecipes.com

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