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Mexican-Style Beef Meatball Soup recipe icon

Mexican-Style Beef Meatball Soup

Spicy soup with meat meatballs, corn, and zucchini. Chipotle paste and chili flakes give the dish its characteristic Mexican heat, while fresh cilantro and jalapeño complement the flavor. Served with corn chips.

Total
45 min
Standard serving
699.4 g

Ingredients

Total 19

Instructions

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Soak the ground breadcrumbs in milk. Place the ground beef in a deep bowl.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Finely chop one onion head and 2 garlic cloves. Fry them in olive oil for 5 minutes. Add chili flakes, salt, pepper and simmer for another minute.

    Transfer the fried onions and garlic to a bowl with the ground meat. Add breadcrumbs with milk. Season with salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Grease a large plate with olive oil. Roll small meatballs from the ground meat and arrange them on the plate.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Pour oil into a pot. Finely chop the remaining onion head and 2 cloves of garlic, fry them. Add a pinch of pepper and salt, then cumin seeds. Fry for another minute.

    Place the meatballs in a pot and fry everything together until golden brown.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Add chipotle pepper paste and stir. Spread canned tomatoes, pour in beef broth. Sprinkle oregano and bring to a boil. Reduce heat.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Boil the soup for 20 minutes. Cut young zucchini into cubes. Add the zucchini and canned corn to the soup. Boil for another 5 minutes.

  7. 7

    Step 7

    Pour the soup into bowls. Sprinkle with crumbled corn chips and chopped cilantro. Add canned jalapeño peppers if desired.

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