Albóndigas

Sometimes a Sunday family meal, these little Mexican-style meatballs are simple, tasty and filling.

Ingredients
3 lbs ground beef
2 eggs
1 cup minced onion
1/2 cup white rice
salt & pepper
1 1/2 lbs of ripe tomatoes (6 lbs, 2 or 3 cans)
3 cloves garlic

Method
Using your hands, mix together the first five ingredients. Form this mixture into 1" meatballs.


Place them one layer deep in a large Dutch oven and brown, turning gently to keep them from falling apart, browning them for about 15 minutes.


While these are browning, combine the tomatoes and garlic in a blender or food processor, and process until smooth.


Pour the mixture into the Dutch oven over the browned meatballs, and simmer for an additional 30 minutes, until rice is done.