Mexican Meatball Soup

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    519

Beef and pork meatballs with polenta, garlic and chili in a rich, herby sauce. A comforting way to enjoy Cinco de Mayo!

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/mexican-pork-meatball-soup

recipe updated 12 Jan 2022

Ingredients

  • Beef filet icon
    Beef filet
    600 g
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    3
  • Cheese icon
    Cheese
    as needed
  • Coriander icon
    Coriander
    as needed
  • Avocado icon
    Avocado
    2
  • Lime icon
    Lime
    2
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    8
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    40 g
  • Fresh chilli icon
    Fresh chilli
    1
  • Pork fillet icon
    Pork fillet
    300 g
  • Polenta icon
    Polenta
    60 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    30 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Ground cumin icon
    Ground cumin
    ½ teaspoon
  • Taco seasoning icon
    Taco seasoning
    1 teaspoon
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed
  • Sea salt icon
    Sea salt
    2 teaspoons
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    20 g
  • Umami paste icon
    Umami paste
    40 g
  • Bay leaves icon
    Bay leaves
    2
  • Red bell pepper icon
    Red bell pepper
    300 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    500 g
  • Tinned tomatoes icon
    Tinned tomatoes
    800 g
  • Tomato salsa icon
    Tomato salsa
    100 g
  • Coconut sugar icon
    Coconut sugar
    1 teaspoon
  • Sour cream icon
    Sour cream
    100 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  2. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper
  3. Add garlic clove, onion and fresh chilli to the TM5 bowl
  4. Chop - approx 2 sec, speed 6
  5. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  6. Add beef filet, pork fillet, polenta, milk, egg, ground cumin, taco seasoning, black pepper and sea salt to the TM5 bowl
  7. Blend with MC on - approx 10 sec, reverse speed 9
  8. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  9. Transfer to baking sheet
  10. Form into balls
  11. Bake until browned - 20 min, 200°C
  12. Add extra virgin olive oil, onion, fresh chilli and garlic clove to the TM5 bowl
  13. Chop with MC on - approx 3 sec, speed 6
  14. Sauté - 5 min, Varoma, speed 1
  15. Then add umami paste, bay leaves, red bell pepper, water, tinned tomatoes, tomato salsa, coconut sugar and sea salt to the TM5 bowl
  16. Cook - 16 min, 100°C, speed 1
  17. Then sprinkle with cheese
  18. Garnish with coriander
  19. Drizzle with sour cream
  20. Garnish with avocado
  21. Serve with lime
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