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Meatball Stew

At a Glance

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
2 hours
Total
2 hours 10 minutes
Servings
6 cups, 4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Stew
  • European
  • Stovetop
  • Easy

Allergens

  • Wheat

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 576.5 per serving 2306 for selected servings
Fat 27.8g per serving 111.2g for selected servings
Sugar 4.5g per serving 18g for selected servings
Protein 38.2g per serving 152.8g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 44.7g per serving 178.8g for selected servings

This is adapted from a recipe in the May 2013 issue of Food Network Magazine. I had to make so many substitutions I thought it should be its own recipe. It was delicious.

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Equipment

Large pot, food processor, large bowl, wooden spoon

Ingredients

  • 3 (350 g) cans , peeled cooked tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 red onion, in chunks
  • 2 slices , artesanal bread in chunks
  • 1 cup pimento stuffed olive
  • 1 cup fresh dill, removed from stems
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano, rubbed between your palms
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 kg ground pork
  • 1/4 kg dried white bean
  • 2 small zucchini or 2 small calabaza squash, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 lime

Instructions

  1. 1. Sort and rinse the beans, add water and boil until 5 beans taken from different areas of the pot are done. Drain and rinse.

  2. 2. Put broth and tomatoes in a large pot, cover and bring to boil and reduce to simmer.

  3. 3. Put onion, olives, dill, spices, and dill in food processor and process until finely chopped.

  4. 4. Add half the onion mixture to the broth and tomatoes.

  5. 5. Add the bread to the food processor and pulse until it forms wet, loose crumbs.

  6. 6. In a large bowl combine bread mixture with ground pork, mix and form small meatballs.

  7. 7. Carefully add the meatballs to the pot. Cook, turning once carefully with wooden spoon.

  8. 8. Stir in the beans and the zucchini. Cook until zucchini is tender.

  9. 9. Add lime juice and season to taste.

  10. 10. ENJOY!

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