5 from 9 votes
Albóndigas (Meatballs in spicy tomato sauce)
Enjoy these Spanish inspired meatballs.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
220 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Spanish
Ingredients
- 6 ounces pork minced
- 6 ounces veal minced or beef
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 ounces breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander ground
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg ground
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
For the Sauce
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic chopped
- 16 ounces tomato chopped
- 4 teaspoons tomato puree
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 ounces white wine dry
- 4 ounces chicken stock
- 4 ounces pea fresh or frozen
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- For the meatballs In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients (not the olive oil) until you have a nice stiff consistency. Cover and leave in the fridge for about half an hour. When ready, make your meatballs, taking about a tablespoon of mixture for each one.
- Heat about a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and fry the meatballs in batches on a med-high heat. You want them nicely browned. Add more oil if necessary for each batch.
- Drain on some paper towels and keep warm. Use the same frying pan (but tip out any excess fat) to make use of the lovely meat juices that should have caramelized on the bottom. Add the oil if necessary and cook the onion until soft and translucent, then add the garlic, a few grinds of black pepper and cook for another minute or so. Make sure you don’t burn the garlic as it will taste bitter.
- Add the wine and increase the heat to high, let the wine boil for a minute or so to intensify the flavor. Add the can of tomatoes, the puree and the stock. Bring back to a boil then simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the peas, stir in the cayenne pepper and the meatballs and continue simmering for another 10 minutes. Serve it up, piping hot, straight from the pan with plenty of crusty bread to mop up the sauce.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
220kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
339mg
(14%)
Potassium
362mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
265IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
13.3mg
(15%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1.9mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 220kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 339mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 362mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 265IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 13.3mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.