1/2 lb ground pork
1/2 lb ground beef
1 egg
1/2 cup brown rice, uncooked
1 onion, diced fine
1/2 tsp tomio (thyme)
8 cup water
1 tomato, chopped
1 clove garlic, diced
1/2 cup chili huerta
2 yerba buena
1 thick slice french bread
1/2 tsp comino (cumin)
2 carrots, sliced thin
1 cup peas, fresh or frozen
Directions
Mix pork, beef, egg, rice, 1/2 of onion, and tomio together; make into
small balls. Bring water to boil and add balls; simmer at low boil
for 1 hour. Add tomato, garlic, chili, and rest of chopped onion; let
simmer 35 minutes. Add yerba buena and simmer 10 minutes. Soak french
bread in small amount of soup broth until very soft. Place in blender
with comino; chop together; add to soup. Next add carrots and peas;
simmer until vegetables are tender. Serve.
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Meat; Mexican
The History of Recipes
Transcribed cooking instructions as a concept can be found far back into the distant past, in fact as far back as the Egyptians, and potentially, even further back. However, sadly, these early cookbooks were just simple pictorial recipes for preparing meals.
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We hope you enjoy this Albondigas recipe.
