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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 45 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Mix together the ground beef, 1 1/2 teaspoon oregano, 1 tablespoon parsley, and salt in a bowl. | 2. Bring rice and water to a boil in a pot. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes. | 3. While the rice cooks, heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook 1 minced onion and 1 minced clove in the hot oil until the onion is soft; add to the beef mixture; form into 24 small meatballs. | 4. Cook the meatballs in the skillet until evenly browned on all sides; drain. Place the remaining minced onion and minced garlic clove in the skillet; cook and stir until the onion is soft. Stir in the tomato puree, bay leaf, vinegar, 1 teaspoon oregano, 1 tablespoon parsley, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, salt, and pepper; cook until thick, about 20 minutes. Add the meatballs and cook until the meatballs are no longer pink in the middle, about 10 minutes. | 5. When the rice has finished cooking, stir in the corn. Serve the meatballs and sauce over the rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1	pound	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
oregano	1 1/2	teaspoons		3.975	1.0338	0.135	0.0642
parsley	1	tablespoon		1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
salt				-	-	-	-
rice	1	cup		678.95	141.0625	13.949000000000002	5.92
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cooking oil	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
onion	2		minced	56.0	13.075999999999999	1.54	0.14
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
tomato puree	1	can		312.36	73.8156	13.562999999999999	1.7262
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
white vinegar	2	tablespoons		5.364	0.0119	0.0	0.0
oregano	1	teaspoon		3.975	1.0338	0.135	0.0642
parsley	1	tablespoon		1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
chili powder	1/2	teaspoon		3.807	0.6709999999999999	0.1817	0.1928
brown sugar	1	tablespoon		34.2	8.8281	0.0108	0.0
cumin	1 1/2	teaspoons		11.8125	1.3936	0.561	0.7015
salt black pepper	to taste		ground	-	-	-	-
mexican corn	1	can	drained	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.