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This may be a challenge. I looked up all the words I didn't know but quite a few weren't in the dictionary. Very probably some misprints. The recipe is from a cookbook put together by my son's school band to sell for a fund raiser.

Albohdigas con Chipotle Meatballs with Chipotle

500 grams de jitomate 1/4 de cebolla 1 jiente aja 1 vote chipotle 500 grams carne molida 1/2 taza de pan molido 1/2 taza arroz 1 chucharadita salsa inglesa 2 huevos cominos al gusto cilandro al gusto sal

What I understand is: 500 grams tomatoes 1/4 onion 1 ---- ---- 1 ----- chipotle pepper 500 grams ground beef 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1/2 rice 1 teaspoon english sauce? 2 eggs cumin cilantro and salt to taste

Now the directions.

En ua (una) oha pone a cocer agua irvierdo se guisa en stro sarten el tomate (spanglish?), cebolla ajodespves, seleccha al agua hirviendo se echa salsa inglesa, cominos y la sal. En otra cacerola se mezcla la carne, arroz, el pan, huevo, cominos y la sal. Sehacen las bolitas y seleechan al agua hirviendo yo cvando vemas que se revienta el arroz ya esta y por ultimo sele echa el cilandro.

Put in a skillet and cook tomatoes, chopped? onion, boiling water and chipotle, In another bowl mix the meat, rice, bread, eggs, english sauce (whatever that is) cumin and salt. Form balls and ____ in boiling water until the rice puffs up(?) finish with cilantro.

Of course none of the tildes are there and some words might be abbreviated. With this much information I don't think it will turn out right

Answer 1

I agree with Stadt. I bet that you add a small can of chipotles with the tomatoes but the recipe sure doesn't say what to do with them.

500 grams de jitomate - 1 lb. red tomatoes (I've always heard that jitomates are Roma tomatoes but it probably doesn't matter)

1/4 de cebolla - 1/4 onion

1 diente de ajo - 1 clove of garlic

1 bote chipotle - 1 can of chipotle peppers

500 grams carne molida - 1 lb. ground beef

1/2 taza de pan molido - 1/2 cup of bread crumbs

1/2 taza arroz - 1/2 cup of rice

1 chucharadita salsa inglesa - 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 huevos - 2 eggs

comino, cilantro, sal al gusto - cumin, cilantro, salt to taste

En una olla pone a cocer agua hirviendo - Put water to boil in a pot

Se guisa en otro sartén el tomate, cebolla y ajo. Despues, se le echa al agua hirviendo. - In another pan cook the tomato, onion and garlic. Then put it in the boiling water.

Se echa salsa inglesa, comino y la sal. - Add the Worcestershire sauce, cumin and salt.

En otra cacerola se mezcla la carne, arroz, el pan, huevo, cominos y la sal. - In another bowl mix the meat, rice, bread, egg, cumin and salt

Se hacen las bolitas y se le echan al agua hirviendo. You make the meatballs and add them to the boiling water.

Yo cuando ve mas que se revienta el arroz ya esta y por ultimo se le echa el cilantro. - When I see that the rice has just puffed up, it's ready and add the cilantro last.

Very well done, I think you have it perfectly - Stadt, Dec 12, 2010

Thanks for the help. - Leatha, Dec 12, 2010

Answer 2

P.S. Here's a different recipe for Caldo de Albóndigas/Meatball stew, if this recipe doesn't work:

Combine 3/4 lb. ground beef, 1 egg, 1/2 c. bread crumbs, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, 1 tblsp. parsley, 1/4 c. rice and make about 35 meatballs. Remove excess grease by pre-boiling or putting them spread out on a dish in microwave for 5 min. on medium.

Mix 2 c. chopped tomatoes, 1 c. sliced carrots, 4 c. water, 4 c. beef broth (boillion cubes work well), 1/2 c. chopped onions, 1 tblsp. parsley, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, 1/4 c. rice. Add meatballs. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover pot, simmer for 1 hr.

Serve w/crackers or buttered tortillas.

This is from a great bi-lengual cookbook by Diane Soliz-Martese called Mexican Cooking Made Easy/Comida Mexicana facíl de preparar.

Answer 3

These are guesses for the first three blanks for what they are worth but:

diente, ajo, bote

clove of garlic, container (can) (of chipotle peppers)

I think salsa inglesa is worcestershire

The directions are harder.

Edit: since no other tries have been posted yet, I will post my guess.

In a pan of boiling water cook the (pre-sauteed?) tomato, onion and garlic, then add the worcestershire, cumin and salt. In another bowl mix the meat,rice, bread, egg, cumin and salt. Form the meatballs and put in the boiling water (maybe the stew mix above) until the rice is cooked and at the end add the cilantro.

This is purely a guess, as there are some words that I can't figure out. Also, I am totally missing where the chipotle peppers come into the recipe in the directions.

I thought there should be some garlic. - Leatha, Dec 12, 2010