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.