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Albondigas (spicy Mexican meatballs with red rice)
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Albondigas (spicy Mexican meatballs with red rice)

27 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1323
Calories
76g
Protein
50g
Fat
139g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 onions
  • 250g/9oz pork mince
  • 250g/9oz beef mince
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 60g/2oz fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 free-range egg
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 800g/1lb 12oz canned chopped tomatoes
  • 4 medium-hot red chillies, seeds
  • 2 garlic
  • 100ml/3½fl oz beef stock
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 large plum
  • 500g/1lb 2½oz long grain
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 10 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 limes
  • 2 spring onions
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 3 tbsp tomato purée
  • 500ml/18fl oz vegetable stock
  • salt

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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