Meatballs like mama makes

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Masa harina mixed with 1/4 cup warm water
1 pounds Ground beef
1 Garlic clove; minced
4 tablespoons Lard or vegetable oil
3 Garlic cloves
1 tablespoon Flour
2 quarts Fresh homemade beef or chicken stock
¼ cup Chopped scallions; both the white and
; the green parts
1 large Tomato; roasted, peeled and
; chopped (If you are
; unable to find
; truly ripe
; tomatoes, add 4
; tablespoons canned
; tomato sauce.)
2 Anaheim or California long green chiles; roasted, peeled,
; or jalapenos, and chopped
3 tablespoons Finely chopped cilantro; leaves only
3 tablespoons Chopped fresh mint; leaves only

Directions

Combine masa harina with warm water. Mix ground meat with prepared masa, salt, pepper, garlic. Make meatballs about 1-inch round, about the size of a walnut. Set aside.

In medium saute pan heat 2 tablespoons lard or oil over medium heat. Add 1 whole garlic clove. Let cook for 20 seconds, press with back of a cooking spoon to release the flavor. Remove the garlic. Set aside.

Brown the flour in the lard until dark golden color, about 1 minute. Heat stock in soup pot or large Dutch oven until warm and add flour mixture.

Bring to a boil and lower heat to simmer stock for 5 minutes. Taste and correct seasoning.

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil in large frying pan, add chopped scallion, tomato, chiles and the reserved 2 garlic cloves, minced, stir well to combine. Cook for 2 minutes and add to stock. Add cilantro and mint and simmer for another 5 minutes. Add the meatballs to the stock and simmer over low fire for 15 minutes or until done.

Yield: about 45 small meatballs Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1495 Calories (kcal); 121g Total Fat; (73% calories from fat); 79g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 386mg Cholesterol; 331mg Sodium Food Exchanges: ½ Grain(Starch); 11 Lean Meat; 2½ Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 18 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Recipe by: COOKING LIVE SHOW #CL9321 Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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