Mexican Pork Meatballs
Created by Derf on May 2, 2013
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #9393
Ingredients
- SAUCE
- 2 cans (10 ounces each) Rotel tomatoes, drained and divided
- 1/4 cup onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle in adobo sauce, minced
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon prepared yelloe mustard
- 1 lime (juice of 1 lime)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- MEATBALLS
- 6 ounces ground pork
- 2 ounces chorizo (Mexican)
- Hot and Spicy Cheez-its (1/4 cup)
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup onion, grated (or very finely chopped)
- 2 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon lime zest, minced
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Fresh cilantro, chopped to garnish
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 450f degrees.
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Step 2: Sauce: Puree 1 can tomatoes, chopped onion, garlic cloves, vinegar, brown sugar, chipotle, tomato paste, mustard and lime juice, in a food processor, stir in the second can of tomatoes and season with salt and pepper; set aside.
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Step 3: Meatballs:
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Step 4: Mix ground pork, chorizo, cheez-its, egg, grated onion, oregano, sour cream, minced garlic, zest, jalapeno 1/2 teaspoon pepper and chili powder in a bowl.
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Step 5: Scoop mixture into 10 portions using a #30 scoop or about 2 heaping tablespoons; form into balls.
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Step 6: Heat oil in a large frypan over medium heat, add meatballs and brown 4 minutes, turning once; turn off heat and transfer meatballs to a paper towel lined plate and drain drippings from pan. Pour sauce into the same drained pan and add meatballs; cover and place on middle rack in oven; bake 10 minutes.
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Step 7: Serve meatballs with the sauce; garnish with cilantro.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (126 g)
- Calories 205.7
- Total Fat - 12.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.9 g
- Cholesterol - 31.5 mg
- Sodium - 446.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 9.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 6.7 g
- Protein - 12.9 g
- Calcium - 42.1 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg