Albondigas Mexican Soup
Comfort in a bowl.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 ½ cups finely chopped onion
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and left whole
- 16 ounces assorted mushrooms finely chopped in food processor
- ½ pound ground beef
- ½ cup chopped cilantro plus additional for garnish
- 1 tablespoon seeded and minced chipotle chili in adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups stemmed and sliced fresh shitake mushrooms
- 1 ripe avocado diced
- ½ cup sour cream
- lightly salted tortilla chips
Instructions
- Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook for 5 minutes or just until golden and soft.
- Transfer half the onions and all the garlic to a blender.
- Transfer the remaining onions to a large mixing bowl; set aside.
- Increase heat to medium-high. Add chopped mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms have released all their liquid and begin to brown.
- Transfer mushrooms to bowl with onions; cool 10 minutes.
- Add ground beef, cilantro, chipotle, salt, cumin, coriander and pepper to mushroom mixture; blend well.
- Shape mixture into walnut size meatballs; set aside.
- Meanwhile, add tomatoes to blender with garlic and onions; process until smooth.
- Pour tomato mixture into saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, stirring, for 5 to 10 minutes or until thick.
- Add broth and sliced mushrooms; bring to a boil.
- Add mushroom-meatballs, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 10 to 15 minutes.
- To serve: in each soup bowl place a portion of avocado. Ladle the soup into the bowl. Top with a dollop of sour cream and a small handful of tortilla chips. Garnish with cilantro.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 329kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 14gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 1.408mgPotassium: 1.003mgFiber: 8gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 349IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 3mg
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