Achieve Authentic Mexican Flavors with the Perfect CALDO DE ALBÓNDIGAS | Cooking Con Claudia

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth is healthier and can be made from scraps, while water with seasoning is budget-friendly.

For the broth, blend together the roma tomatoes, onion, garlic, chipotle peppers, hot sauce, chicken bouillon, tomato bouillon, salt, cumin, and black pepper until smooth.

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, pulverized saltine crackers, finely chopped onion, minced garlic, chipotle, garlic salt, oregano, black pepper, ground cumin, and salt. Mix well to form the meatball mixture.

Form the mixture into small meatballs.

In a large pot, heat some oil over medium heat and sauté chopped onion and garlic until fragrant.

Add the blended broth to the pot and bring to a boil.

Carefully add the meatballs to the pot and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.

Serve hot with lime wedges on the side.

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