Albondigas or as I know it Meatball Soup

Albondigas or Meatball soup is a soup my Mother used to make often, it is inexpensive and filling. My Dad loved soup of all kinds but for some reason this was a soup we ate more than others. I think it is because we always had the ingredients on hand. My Mother used to make hers with hamburger, I make mine now with ground turkey meat. This is my Mothers basic recipe, and the way I prepare it, it is also a clean eating recipe. Serve it with warm flour tortillas or whole wheat or corn tortillas for clean eaters, and garnishes like finely shredded cabbage or sliced radishes, lemon wedges, and your favorite hot sauce like Tapatio or Cholula or Tabasco... I remember my Dad sitting and eating soup on a hot summer day and just sweating as he enjoyed every bite. So this recipe is dedicated to my Mom and Dad, Ruby and Robert.



Moms Albondigas Recipe

Ingredients

1&1/2 lbs of ground turkey ( you can use hamburger)

1/2 c. bread crumbs

1/4 of large onion chopped

3 garlic cloves minced

1/3 c. of uncooked white rice

2tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper

1tsp. crushed dried parsley

1/4 tsp. of cumin powder

1tbsp. of olive oil

1egg

2tbsp. of olive oil 1 for sauteeing veggies, 1 for browning meatballs if using turkey meat

1&1/2 c. baby carrots cut in half

2 c. or about 6-8 small white potatoes quartered

3 stalks or 1 c. of celery cut into 1 inch pieces

1 14 oz. can vegetable, or chicken or beef broth

6-8 c. of water or broth

1   8 oz. can of tomato sauce

seasoning like No Salt Seasoning or Mrs. Dash to taste

salt to taste

If you use a broth for all of your soup it will have a much richer taste and you can adjust your seasonings especially the salt content accordingly. My mom never used broth she always just used water. Good old water is good enough for me! Please note the amount of liquid I add is about 6-8 cups in the video I say 5-6, I ended up adding a little more.

Video Recipe

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Enchiladas and SCREAMIN Enchilada Casserole

An enchilada is a tortilla that is filled with any number of fillings, shredded beef, chicken, ground beef, etc. My Mothers specialty was black olive and red onions with sharp cheddar cheese. No meat. These were often made on special days like Christmas, Thanksgiving and during the lenten season. I started making them with ground beef one year and my Grandpa Gonzales who was a usual grouch about everything really liked them. So I still make them that way now I use turkey and ground beef mixed together. Here are my version of my Mothers enchiladas.

Ingredients

1&1/4 pound of ground beef

1&1/4 pound of ground turkey
salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

1 c. chopped onions

1 can of  whole black olives/ slice them yourself

1 whole potatoe diced finely (optional)

1/2 bell pepper diced finely (optional)

36 corn tortillas

oil for frying (canola)

20 oz of grated sharp cheddar cheese

Recipe of Grandma Ruby's Mole About 5cups

Chop your onion, bell pepper, and potato

Brown and drain your turkey and hamburger

I rinse the meat as well under hot water

Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste

Cook down potatoes, pepper and onions till soft

Chop the olives and add to the meat filling

add about 1 cup of the mole sauce to the meat mixture

Heat oil in a pan and let tortilla just soften turn and do both

sides

Drain on paper towels

Get your cheese, tortillas that have cooled, mole sauce that is cooled and pie plate, meat filling, cheese and pan that has been sprayed with pam or wiped with canola oil

assemble your enchiladas.

Watch as I roll mine

 

Ok this video is of enchilada casserole, and I thought about editing it but then as I was watching it I realized this is me, this is who I am... with my dog walking around as I cook and my kids in the background being well, kids. I yell when my kids are rude or  piss me off...for goodness sakes its not like I am gonna be on the Food Network with this video so be warned this is footage of a real mom cooking a real meal! Hence the name for the casserole. Hope you get a laugh!