Little Meatballs With Salsa Verde Food

MEATBALLS WITH SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Step 1 To blender, add tomatillos, onion, garlic, jalapeños, chicken bouillon and 1 cup water. Blend until smooth and well combined. Add tomatillo sauce to large saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium low; simmer, stirring occasionally until sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Season sauce with Adobo, keep warm. Step 2 Season beef and pork with Adobo. In bowl, combine meat, soaked breadcrumbs, eggs, onion, cilantro and oregano. Mix thoroughly. Step 3 Using palms of hands, roll 1 heaping tablespoon meat mixture to form round ball about size of walnut. Repeat with remaining meat mixture to form about 24 meatballs. Step 4 Add meatballs to reserved sauce set over medium-low heat. Cover pot and simmer until meatballs are cooked through, about 25 minutes, gently stirring and adding water in 2 tablespoon measures if sauce evaporates below tops of meatballs. Serve with cooked white rice or pasta.

MEATBALLS IN SPICY TOMATILLO SAUCE (ALBONDIGAS EN SALSA VERDE)

Steps:

• In batches, puree tomatillos, onion, garlic and chipotles in blender or food processor. Pour into saucepan large enough to hold sauce and meatballs. Stir in beef broth and bring to boil on medium-high heat. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Season with Adobo.
• Season beef and turkey (or pork) with Adobo. In bowl, combine meat, soaked bread crumbs, eggs, onion, minute, cilantro and oregano. Mix thoroughly.
• To form meatballs, put 1 heaping tablespoon of meat in palm of hand and roll into ball, about the size of a walnut. Continue until all meatballs are formed.
• Add meatballs to sauce, cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Ths sauced should just cover meatballs. Stir occasionally, adding water if necessary. Served in heated dish, sprinkled with chopped cilantro.

CHILE VERDE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Into a large, heavy pot, add the onion, garlic, salsa verde, broth or beer, and the meatballs.
• Simmer on low for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally; add the ground cumin and simmer for 15 minutes more.
• Serve with sour cream for garnish, along with rice and beans and tortillas (the sauce goes nicely on other items, too).
• Note: you can also make this in your crockpot on low for 4 hours, adding in the cumin in the last 30 minutes.

GRILLED LAMB MEATBALLS WITH SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Meatballs: Working in batches, pulse bread into coarse crumbs in a food processor. Transfer to a bowl, drizzle with milk, and let stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, puree onion and garlic in processor until smooth. Add egg white, salt, and pepper; pulse to combine. Stir onion mixture into breadcrumbs. Add lamb and pork; gently mix until just combined. With dampened hands, form mixture into 1-inch-diameter balls. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 1 day. (Or freeze until firm, then transfer to resealable plastic bags and freeze up to 1 month; thaw overnight in refrigerator.)
• Preheat grill for direct heat. Thread 2 meatballs onto each skewer and brush with oil. Grill meatballs, turning a few times, until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Salsa verde: Stir together lemon zest and juice, salt, and pepper flakes in a bowl until salt is dissolved. Puree lemon mixture with herbs and oil in processor until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto surface. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve, up to 1 day; dollop onto warm meatballs.