Home-Style Meatballs (Albondigas Caseras)
- Reviews 3
Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
Yields: 1 batch
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 lb beef, ground
- 1 lb veal, ground
- 1⁄2 lb pork, ground
- 3⁄4 cup breadcrumbs
- 5 garlic cloves, minced, divided
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3⁄4 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
- flour, for dusting
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 green pepper, cut in 1/4 inch strips
- 1 small tomatoes, skinned and coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
- 3⁄4 cup chicken broth
- salt
- pepper, Freshly ground
Directions
- In a bowl, combine the beef, veal, and pork with bread crumbs, 4 cloves of garlic, the eggs, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
- Form into cocktail-size meatballs. Dust with flour.
- Saute the meatballs in a casserole with olive oil until well browned on all sides.
- Add onion, remaining clove of garlic, and green pepper.
- Cook until onion is wilted.
- Add the tomato, wine, broth, salt and pepper.
- Cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
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