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October 12th, 2009

I Almost Forgot that at The Delaware Beaches, and Ocean City, Maryland is Monday Night Football…A Recipe for Foodies…

 

This is one of those recipes that is easy, filling , good and all you have to do is add a green salad, maybe some dinner rolls; sit back and relax.

 

Mexican Meatball Soup

 

2 tbsps. olive oil

2-3/4 cups chopped onion (divided use)

4 garlic cloves, minced (divided use)

2 small bay leaves

4 (14 1/2 oz.) cans beef broth

1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes in juice

1/2 cup chunky salsa (medium or hot)

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro (divided use)

1 lb. lean ground beef

1/4 lb. bulk pork sausage (Jimmy Dean’s is gluten free)

6 tbsps. yellow cornmeal

1/4 cup whole milk

1 large egg

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

1/2 tsp. ground cumin

1/2 cup long-grain white rice

 

Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat.  Add 1 3/4 cups onions, 2 garlic cloves and bay leaves; saute 5 minutes.

Add broth, tomatoes with juice, salsa and 1/4 cup cilantro.  Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine ground beef, sausage, cornmeal, milk, egg, salt, pepper and cumin, then remaining cup of onions, 2 garlic cloves and 1/4 cup cilantro in a bowl.  Mix well.

Shape meat mixture into 1-1/2″ balls. 

Add rice and meatballs to soup and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice and meatballs are tender, about 20 minutes, while still stirring once in a while.

Ladle into bowls and serve.

Note:  If you get ripe avocados you can chop them and garnish the soup with them.  Gives the soup even more color.

You can easily make this soup gluten free.  Check labels on salsa, beef broth and pork sausage.

Enjoy!!

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2 Responses to “I Almost Forgot that at The Delaware Beaches, and Ocean City, Maryland is Monday Night Football…A Recipe for Foodies…”

  1. cindi Wilde says:
    October 12, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    Gloria: This one looks so tasty and I am looking forward to trying it! The recipe works well not only for Monday night football, but any cold fall day that you want to sit back with some “comfort food”. Thanks for sharing!

  2. admin says:
    October 12, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Hey: Thanks so much for commenting on the blog. It is a good one. You can make half of it, as well. See you,

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