Cuban Meatballs Recipes

MEATBALLS CUBAN STYLE

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a large bowl. Add half of the diced onions, salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, black pepper, ½ tablespoon parsley, egg and the bread crumbs. Mix the ground beef with your hands until all of the ingredients are incorporated.
• Form the ground beef into meatballs, roughly the size of a golf ball. Makes approximately 12 meatballs
• Add enough oil to a large, deep skillet to cover the bottom by about ¼ inch. Heat the oil over medium-high. When the oil is hot, carefully add the meatballs. Fry them, turning occasionally to brown on all sides. This will take 5 minutes or so. When the meatballs are browned, remove them from the skillet to a plate or pan.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, add the remaining onions. Cook the onions for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the minced garlic and cook another 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently. Next, add the white wine and cook for just a minute or so, stirring and gently scrapping any bits off the bottom of the pot. Add the tomato sauce, bay leaf and ketchup, stir well to combine.
• Add the meatballs to the sauce, stir gently. Bring the sauce to a simmer, lower the heat to medium-low to low and cover. Cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Taste the sauce and add salt, if needed.
• Sprinkle the remaining parsley on the meatballs and serve with white rice.

MEATBALL RECIPE

Steps:

• 1 Chop the onion and the pepper in very small pieces, as small as possible. You can also grind them to give them a finer texture.
• 2 Put the ground meat in a bowl to mix it with the rest of the ingredients, except the flour.
• 3 Add the onion, the pepper, the teaspoon of pepper, oregano, salt, the breadcrumbs and the tomato purée.
• 4 With clean hands knead the mixture a bit, so all the ingredients get mixed together and it becomes more compacted. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
• 5 After this time, make little balls of the mixture, and then cover them with flour.
• 6 In this way, our homemade meatballs are ready to be used immediately as you wish or can be frozen for use at a later date. How To Make Homemade GROUND MEAT MEATBALLS. Easy Recipe Today we show you how to make very easy, juicy and tasty homemade meatballs that you can enjoy at home whenever you want and in a matter of minutes. We also explain all the tricks to ...

CABBAGE & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place cabbage in a large saucepan; add tomato juice. Cover and simmer over low heat. Meanwhile, combine the egg, onion, chili powder, vinegar, pickle, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 2-in. balls. Add to cabbage mixture., Cover and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, stirring occasionally.

ALBONDIGAS - CUBAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix eggs, cracker crumbs, and milk together. Blend in the ground beef and all remaining ingredients.
• Form mixture into large balls(6-8). Roll in flour to lightly coat and sauté in olive oil until cooked through, remove and set a side while making the sauce in the same pan.
• To make sauce, sauté onion and green pepper in the remaining olive oil(add a tablespoon more if necessary) until translucent. Add mashed garlic during the last minute or two of frying. Drain thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Now add the meatballs back into the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer on low for about 30 minutes.

CUBAN-STYLE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onions, peppers, garlic and cumin; cook 10 min. or until tender, stirring frequently. Spoon 3/4 cup vegetable mixture into blender. Add tomato sauce; blend until smooth.
• Add beans, beer, ham and blended sauce to onion mixture in saucepan; bring to boil.
• Mix ground beef, egg and 1/2 cup rice until blended; shape into 12 meatballs. Carefully add to boiling sauce; cover.
• Cook on medium heat 20 to 25 min. or until meatballs are done (165ºF). Serve with remaining rice. Top with cheese.

MIDDLE EASTERN CUMIN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine the ground beef, egg, garlic, bread crumbs, cumin, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until well mixed. Roll the mixture into egg-sized balls, and set aside.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs; cook until firm, and browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove meatballs from the skillet and pour out the fat.
• Bring the water to a boil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the tomato paste, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Add the cooked meatballs, and simmer in the tomato sauce for 5 to 10 minutes until completely cooked.