Albondigas Soup

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw

  1 ½ lb or 680g

• Mexican cheese

  Blend, reduced fat

  1 cup, shredded or 113g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  2 tbsp or 2g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Jalapeno peppers

  Raw

  1 pepper or 14g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Ground Cumin

  La Criolla

  1 tsp or 28g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  64 dash or 6g

• Kosher Salt

  Kosher, David's

  ⅛ tsp or 0.8g

• Vegetable oil

  Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

  Olive Oil - Tesco

  1 tbspn or 15g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 medium or 119g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  1 tbsp or 8g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  2 tsp, ground or 4g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  2 tsp, ground or 6g

• Kosher Salt

  Kosher, David's

  ⅛ tsp or 0.8g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Corn

  Sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, unprepared

  1 ½ cup or 204g

• Diced and Fire Roasted Tomatoes

  Trader Joe's

  28 oz or 794g

• Unsalted Chicken Cooking Stock

  Kitchen Basics

  4 cup or 980g

• Spices Whole Bay Leaves

  Compliments

  1 leaves or 0.5g

Directions

1. Make meatballs: In a medium bowl, combine ground beef, cheese, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, egg, and cumin and season with salt and pepper. Mix until combined, then form into meatballs. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat vegetable oil. Add meatballs in a single layer and sear 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Make soup: In a large pot over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add onion and pepper and cook until soft, 5 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, oregano, and cumin and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Season with salt and pepper. Add corn, tomatoes, chicken broth, and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Add meatballs and let cook until soup has reduced slightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove bay leaf from soup and add lime juice. Ladle soup into bowls and top with tortillas, avocado, and cilantro.

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