Name: Albondigas Soup Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the Meatballs; 1 lb Ground Beef; ½ cup white rice; 1 tsp garlic; 1 pc egg; ¼ cup cilantro leaves; 1 tsp ground cumin; ¾ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp pepper; For the Soup; 2 tsp olive oil; ½ cup onion; 1 tsp garlic; 3 carrots; 1½ cups russet potatoes; 6 cups beef broth; 15 oz diced tomatoes; 8 oz tomato sauce; ½ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp dried oregano; 1 large zucchini; ¼ cup cilantro leaves; salt and pepper

How To Make Albondigas Soup

Prepare a hearty albondigas soup on cold days made with beef and rice meatballs simmered in a seasoned tomato broth along with fresh veggies.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

1lbground beef
½cupwhite ricecooked
1tspgarlicminced
1pcegg
¼cupcilantro leaveschopped
1tspground cumin
¾tspkosher salt
¼tsppepper

For the Soup

2tspolive oil
½cuponiondiced
1tspgarlicminced
3carrotspeeled, quartered, and sliced
1½cupsRusset potatoespeeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6cupsbeef broth
15ozdiced tomatoes
8oztomato sauce
½tspground cumin
½tspdried oregano
1largezucchiniquartered and sliced
¼cupcilantro leaveschopped
Salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Place the beef, rice, garlic, egg, cilantro, cumin, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Roll the meat mixture into 3/4-inch sized meatballs. Place the meatballs on a tray.
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and carrot and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the potatoes, beef broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, and oregano to the pot. Bring to a simmer.
Simmer for 10 minutes. Drop the meatballs into the soup and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
Add the zucchini and cook for 5 minutes more. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
Sprinkle with chopped cilantro, then serve.