I was looking through some old posts and couldn't find what I was looking
for: a recipe on meatballs I *thought* you'd posted trying about three to
four years ago.

Is there such a beast? (Or am I attributing that to you in error?)

Many thanks!

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:
> I was looking through some old posts and couldn't find what I was looking
> for: a recipe on meatballs I *thought* you'd posted trying about three to
> four years ago.
>
> Is there such a beast? (Or am I attributing that to you in error?)
>
> Many thanks!
>
> The Ranger
>
>
Well, you know google's group search is totally FU! :-(

--
Jean B.

The Ranger > wrote:

> I was looking through some old posts and couldn't find what I was looking
> for: a recipe on meatballs I *thought* you'd posted trying about three to
> four years ago.

Is this the thread you are having in mind?

<http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking/browse_thread/thread/fbe9a9f053a274af>

Victor

Victor Sack > wrote in message
. ..
> The Ranger > wrote:
>
>> I was looking through some old posts and couldn't find
>> what I was looking for: a recipe on meatballs I *thought*
>> you'd posted trying about three to four years ago.
>>
> Is this the thread you are having in mind?
>
<http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking/browse_thread/thread/fbe9a9f053a274af>

It /might/ be; I can't remember the details. I remember there being a recipe
for meatballs where she provided her normal running
dialogue-and-visual-backup with which was enough to push me into trying the
recipe shortly after.

I don't remember the meatballs containing mint or cilantro but I'm having a
severe Parentitis Flare-up which isn't at all helpful. I thought they
contained pork and beef, bound with egg and crushed garlic, and an
assortment of herbs and spices using long-grain rice as the filler...

The Ranger

Christine Dabney > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 12 May 2009 15:46:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
> > wrote:

>> It /might/ be; I can't remember the details. I remember there
>> being a recipe for meatballs where she provided her normal
>> running dialogue-and-visual-backup with which was enough
>> to push me into trying the recipe shortly after.
> >
> Did you look on her blog? They might be there...
> http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com/

Yes but I was unable to search through the site.

On Tue, 12 May 2009 15:46:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>Victor Sack > wrote in message
...
>> The Ranger > wrote:
>>
>>> I was looking through some old posts and couldn't find
>>> what I was looking for: a recipe on meatballs I *thought*
>>> you'd posted trying about three to four years ago.
>>>
>> Is this the thread you are having in mind?
>>
><http://groups.google.com/group/rec.food.cooking/browse_thread/thread/fbe9a9f053a274af>
>
>It /might/ be; I can't remember the details. I remember there being a recipe
>for meatballs where she provided her normal running
>dialogue-and-visual-backup with which was enough to push me into trying the
>recipe shortly after.
>
>I don't remember the meatballs containing mint or cilantro but I'm having a
>severe Parentitis Flare-up which isn't at all helpful. I thought they
>contained pork and beef, bound with egg and crushed garlic, and an
>assortment of herbs and spices using long-grain rice as the filler...
>
>The Ranger
>
That would be the meatballs I make for Albondigas soup.

I use the meatball method in this recipe but I make my soup a little
different, I don't use as many vegetables, if any at all.

Hope you like it. Please let us know how it works out for you.

@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

Albondigas Soup

soup/stew

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 large garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup of tomato sauce
3 quarts of chicken stock or beef stock
2 large carrots, sliced
1/2 lb string beans; cut into 1 inch pieces
meatballs
1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup of raw white rice
1 raw egg
1/2 cup of chopped fresh mint leaves and/or; parsley
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/1/2 cup of frozen or fresh peas
dried oregano, crumbled
salt and pepper
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and
minced garlic and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomato
sauce and broth mixture. Bring to boil and simmer. Add carrots and
string beans.

Prepare meatballs. Mix rice into meat, adding mint land parsley
leaves, salt and pepper. Add raw egg. Form beef into 1-inch meatballs.
Return soup to gentle simmer. Add meatballs to soup. Cover and let
simmer for 1/2 hour. Add peas towards the end of the 1/2 hour. Add a
few pinches of oregano and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish soup with chopped fresh cilantro.

Preparation time: 1 hour.

This Spanish meatball soup was a family favorite growing up. Not an
appetizer, always a main course, either for lunch or dinner.
'Albondigas' means 'meatballs' in Spanish, and the trick to perfect
albondigas soup is to put chopped mint leaves into the meatballs. The
mint is what gives an albondigas soup meatball its unique flavor.

Serves 6-8.


** Exported from Now You're Cooking! v5.84 **

koko
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There is no love more sincere than the love of food
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updated 04/26

On Tue, 12 May 2009 10:29:55 -0700, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>I was looking through some old posts and couldn't find what I was looking
>for: a recipe on meatballs I *thought* you'd posted trying about three to
>four years ago.
>
>Is there such a beast? (Or am I attributing that to you in error?)
>
>Many thanks!
>
>The Ranger
>
Don't know if this is it but aside from Albondigas this is the only
other time I make meatballs.
Previously I thought it might be the Albondigas but upon taking my
time and reading your post I see I was mistaken.

Here's the Italian wedding soup I posted to the group. It contains
meatballs.

The links to the pic's has expired but here's what I posted. I made it
from a Giada De Laurentis recipe. Look up her recipe for Italian
Wedding Soup and you'll get the meatballs

Cut and pasted from the old post. Hope this helps.

Tonight I made an Italian Wedding Soup loosely based on a recipe by
Giada De Laurentis.

Using the heel of a loaf of multi grain bread, I chunked it up and
added two finely diced green onions, salt and an egg. I set this aside
to let the bread absorb the egg.

To this I added about a half of a pound of lean ground beef. I
smooshed it all up and using a teaspoon made little meatballs. The
only greens I had to make the soup with was some fresh green beans and
fresh spinach.

Add a tablespoon of freshly grated parmesan cheese to one beaten egg.
Then slowly drizzle the egg mixture into the broth while stirring the
broth in one direction. I used a fork to stir the broth which helps
break up the egg mixture.

This is a fresh and delicious soup.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 04/26

In article >,
koko > wrote:

> That would be the meatballs I make for Albondigas soup.
>
> I use the meatball method in this recipe but I make my soup a little
> different, I don't use as many vegetables, if any at all.

Snipped and saved.
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Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article >,
Omelet > wrote:

> In article >,
> koko > wrote:
>
> > That would be the meatballs I make for Albondigas soup.
> >
> > I use the meatball method in this recipe but I make my soup a little
> > different, I don't use as many vegetables, if any at all.
>
> Snipped and saved.

But the vegetables are the best part! And I add potatoes.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

In article
>,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > koko > wrote:
> >
> > > That would be the meatballs I make for Albondigas soup.
> > >
> > > I use the meatball method in this recipe but I make my soup a little
> > > different, I don't use as many vegetables, if any at all.
> >
> > Snipped and saved.
>
> But the vegetables are the best part! And I add potatoes.

At the moment, if I were to put veggies in it, it'd be things like
sliced celery, some onion, maybe some sliced bok choy or spinach and
some cooked and 1/2ved radishes. I'd also skip the rice. ;-)

Tweak it to make it low carb IOW.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.