Stuffed Chipotle Meatballs
A good way to use up those Easter Eggs. This recipe handed down by my mother and grandmother, these are lusciously saucy meatballs, each with a hidden surprise in the center. It was one of my favorite dishes growing up.
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Ingredients:
| 1 pound | ground beef |
| 1 | egg |
| 1 tablespoon | uncooked long-grain white rice |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | salt |
| 1/2 cup | finely diced onion |
| 3 | hard-boiled eggs, cut into quarters |
| 1 1/2 cups | chicken broth |
| 1 cup | canned plain tomato sauce |
| 2 tablespoons | canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauces, or to taste |
| 1 | garlic clove, minced |
| 1 | bay leaf |
| 3 tablespoons | chopped fresh cilantro |
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, combine beef, egg, rice, salt, and onion. Mixture will be soft. Form meat into 12 thin patties, each about 3 in. wide. Put a wedge of hard-boiled egg in center of each patty, then press meat around eggs, forming 12 balls. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare sauce.
2. In a blender or food processor, combine chicken broth, tomato sauce, chipotles, and garlic; blend until smooth. Pour sauce through strainer into a medium saucepan and add meatballs and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover pot and cook meatballs in sauce, turning occasionally, until they're cooked through, about 25 minutes. Pour over rice and sprinkle with cilantro.
Source: myrecipes.com
