Albondigas

Name: Albondigas
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 500g ground pork and beef; 1 slice bread, soaked; 1/4 cup almonds, ground; 2 tomatoes, pureed; 3 cloves garlic

Albóndigas/al-BOHN-dee-gahs/

Also known as: Albondigas en Salsa, Spanish Meatballs

About this dish

Spanish-style meatballs simmered in a garlicky almond and tomato sauce.

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Ingredients

🥩500g ground pork and beef

🍞1 slice bread, soaked

🥜1/4 cup almonds, ground

🍅2 tomatoes, pureed

🧄3 cloves garlic

Method

Serves 4

Mix the ground meat with soaked bread and seasoning, then shape into small balls.

Fry the meatballs until browned on all sides, then set aside.

Sauté garlic, then add tomato puree and ground almonds to make the sauce.

Return the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Serve hot with bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Albóndigas are a common Spanish tapa, with the almond-thickened sauce reflecting Moorish culinary influence.

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