Mouthwatering Mexican Meatball Recipe

Meatballs are usually found in Italian restaurants and cookbooks but if you enjoy meatballs why not experiment with an international version? Mexican meatballs are popular in Mexico and you can serve them with Mexican rice for a delicious dinner.

This recipe serves six people and it is bursting with typical Mexican flavor. The chili and tomato sauce is really nice and the pork and beef meatballs are flavored with mint, garlic, oregano and more. The Mexican rice contains parsley, onion and a garlic-flavored oil and it goes perfectly with the meatballs.

What you will need:

• 1 lb lean ground pork
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 4 slices white bread, torn into pieces
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
• 3 minced cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
• 1/4 cup finely chopped white onion
• 1 cup de-seeded, finely chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt

For the rice:

• 3 peeled, halved cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 2 sprigs Italian parsley
• 3/4 cup finely chopped white onion
• 3 cups hot water
• 1 1/2 cups white rice

For the sauce:

• 4 stemmed Serrano chili peppers
• 4 cans diced tomatoes in juice, 14 1/2 oz each
• 2 unpeeled cloves garlic
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup canola oil

How to make them:

Mix the milk, onion, salt, bread, garlic, pepper, and oregano in a bowl with a fork until you have a thick paste. Mash in the mint, eggs, pork, beef, and tomatoes and shape the mixture into two inch balls. Put them on a baking sheet and chill them in the refrigerator for up to six hours.

Next make the sauce. Cook the garlic and chili peppers over a moderately high heat until they are black and blistered. Peel the garlic. Puree the tomatoes and juice with the garlic and chilies in a blender until smooth. Heat the oil in a skillet over a moderately high heat.

Add the water, tomato puree, and salt and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the meatballs and let them simmer. Turn the heat down and cover the skillet. Simmer the meatballs for half an hour or until they are cooked and the sauce has thickened. This will take about twenty minutes.

To make the rice, you need to heat the oil in a pan over a moderate heat and saute the garlic for three minutes or until it is brown, then discard it. Saute the onion in the pan for five minutes, then add the rice and cook it for five minutes. Add the hot water, salt, and parsley and bring the mixture to a boil.

Turn the heat down, cover the pan and simmer until nearly all the liquid is gone. This will take about fifteen minutes. Stir the rice, then cover the pan again and keep simmering it until all the liquid is gone. Let it stand for ten minutes, and then fluff it with a fork. Divide the rice between six serving bowls and top it with the meatballs and sauce.

Of all the traditional Mexican recipes you could make, meatballs are a firm favorite in many households. There are thousands of authentic Mexican recipes to choose from if you want to make something healthy and flavorful for your family this evening.

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