albondigas con chipotle (meatballs in chipotle sauce)
Albondigas con Chipotle (Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce) 6 fresh, ripe tomatoes, halved 1 pound ground beef 4 tablespoons bread crumbs 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 whole cloves garlic
Ingredients
- 6fresh, ripe tomatoes, halved
- 1poundground beef
- 4tablespoonbread crumbs
- 2clovegarlic, chopped
- 2whole cloves garlic
- 3eggs
- 21/4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 4chipotle chiles in adobo
Directions
- 1
Albondigas con Chipotle (Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce) 6 fresh, ripe tomatoes, halved 1 pound ground beef 4 tablespoons bread crumbs 2 cloves
- 2
When cool enough to handle, remove skins
- 3
Combine beef, bread crumbs, chopped garlic, eggs, 2 teaspoon cumin, salt and pepper
- 4
Cover mixture, and let chill in refrigerator
- 5
In a blender or food processor, blend reserved tomatoes with chipotles, stock, whole garlic cloves, remaining cumin and oregano
- 6
Heat the oil in a heavy skillet
- 7
Add the tomato sauce, season to taste with additional salt and pepper, and bring mixture to a boil
- 8
Meanwhile, make uniform medium-size meatballs from meat mixture