This recipe was posted in rfc about 3 yrs ago. I lost my copy and have
been searching for the recipe. I found it thru Google. A delicious
soup, the recipe for which was first published in Bon Appetit in Dec
2000.

1/2 cup long-grain rice
2 Tb olive oil
2 3/4 cups chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 bay leaves
5 14 1/2 oz cans beef broth
1 28 oz can diced tomato, with juice
1/2 cup chunky tomato salsa, med hot
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
6 Tb yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup whole milk
1 large egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 lb ground beef
1/4 lb bulk pork sausage

Heat olive oil in deep sauce pan

Add 1 3/4 cups chopped onion
2 garlic cloves
2 bay leaves

Saute 5 minutes.

Add broth, tomatoes and juices
salsa
1/4 cup cilantro

Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.

Combine everything else except the rice
beef, sausage, cornmeal, milk
egg, s & p, cumin, 1 cup onions
2 garlic cloves, 1/4 cup cilantro

mix thoroughly
form mixture into meatballs, about 1 1/4 inch
in diameter

Add rice and meat balls to soup.

Simmer about 20 min. Ladle into bowls.

I discovered that my dtr loved fresh cilantro, so the 2nd time I made
the soup I added another 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, half in the soup and
half in the meatballs. Terrific. Also boosted the heat a tad.

Mac