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Mexican Meatballs in Chipotle Tomato Sauce (Albóndigas en Chipotle)

Name: Mexican Meatballs in Chipotle Tomato Sauce (Albóndigas en Chipotle)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 800 g organic ground pork; 1 organic egg; 1/3 cup uncooked white rice, rinsed; 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint (hierbabuena), 1 garlic clove minced, 1 tsp salt; 4 Roma tomatoes and 1/4 onion; 2 to 3 chipotle chiles in adobo; 2 cups organic chicken bone broth; 1 tbsp oil, 1 sprig mint, salt and pepper; 2 cooked hard-boiled organic eggs, chopped (optional filling)

Albóndigas en chipotle are pure Mexican home cooking: tender meatballs with rice and mint, simmered in a smoky tomato and chipotle sauce. Organic ground pork from outdoor-reared pigs keeps them juicy and flavorful, and organic eggs and bone broth round them out.

Prep25 min
Cook35 min
Total60 min
Servings5

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Ingredients

800 g organic ground pork $205
1 organic egg $90
1/3 cup uncooked white rice, rinsed
2 tbsp chopped fresh mint (hierbabuena), 1 garlic clove minced, 1 tsp salt
4 Roma tomatoes and 1/4 onion
2 to 3 chipotle chiles in adobo
2 cups organic chicken bone broth $235
1 tbsp oil, 1 sprig mint, salt and pepper
2 cooked hard-boiled organic eggs, chopped (optional filling) $90

Instructions

Mix the ground pork, egg, rice, mint, garlic and salt. Shape into 5 cm balls; tuck a piece of hard-boiled egg inside each if you like.
Blend the tomatoes, onion, chipotles and 1 cup of the broth until smooth.
Heat the oil in a wide pot, pour in the sauce and fry it 5 minutes, stirring, until it darkens.
Add the remaining broth and the mint sprig, season and bring to a gentle simmer.
Carefully add the meatballs, cover and simmer 30 minutes, until the rice inside is tender.
Serve in bowls with plenty of sauce, white rice and warm tortillas.