Albondigas in Chipotle Tomato Sauce

Recipe courtesy Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh

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Total Time:
1 hr 40 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
1 hr 10 min
Yield:
40 to 50 meatballs
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 pounds ground pork
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup plain bread crumbs
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped garlic
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • Chipotle Tomato Sauce, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Place ground pork into a large mixing bowl, making sure to break meat into smaller pieces. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix by hand until all the ingredients are well blended. Don't overwork or the meatballs will be mealy. Form into 1-ounce balls, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place them closely together on a sheet pan. Place the pan into the top half of the oven and cook until the meatballs are just firm to the touch, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and drop into the Chipotle Tomato Sauce. Simmer 5 minutes and serve.

Chipotle Tomato Sauce:

2 (28-ounce) cans tomato sauce

1/2 cup canned chipotles in sauce (available in the International section of most supermarkets)

2 teaspoons onion powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1-ounce unsweetened chocolate chopped into small bits

Salt and black pepper

Put the tomato sauce, chipotles with sauce and the rest of the ingredients into a large, heavy bottomed saucepan. Stir well and place over high heat until the sauce begins to bubble. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour, being sure to stir every 10 to 15 minutes so it doesn't burn.

Yield: 1 1/2 quarts sauce

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  • on June 01, 2012

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    These meatballs are absolutely disgusting. I made this for my family and i was so embarrassed by the nasty taste of the meatballs. i spent over 2 hours making this for my family and we threw it in the trash because it was inedible. the chipotle sauce was fine but the meatballs were disgusting.

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  • on December 30, 2010

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    I love very hot (spicy food, but found the tomato sauce to be overpowering...all I tasted was spicy. I was able to salvage it by adding some extra tomato sauce I had on hand. I would definitely make it again, but probably cut back the chipotles to 1/4 cup. You can always add more heat, but it's harder to take it away!

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  • on July 25, 2010

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    I made these last night for a family dinner and everyone loved them. However, I had to substitute beef for the pork and I omitted the chocolate, but the flavor was wonderful and complex and I've already been asked to make this again.

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