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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large pot, warm the oil and saute onions over medium low heat. | 2. Add tomatoes, green chile, 1 quart of beef stock, cumin and salt and pepper to taste. | 3. Simmer the soup over medium low heat for 30 minutes, if soup seems to thick, add some of the additional stock to thin. | 4. Cut the tortillas into fine silvers and mince. | 5. In a large bowl, mix the cut tortillas with the ground beef; add the egg, garlic, salt and pepper. | 6. Shape into tiny meatballs and drop into the pot of soup. | 7. Continue to cook on medium low until meatballs float to the top. | 8. Serve in individual bowls garnished with fresh cilantro. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
yellow onion	2		diced	120.0	28.02	3.3	0.3
vegetable oil	1 -2	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato	1	can		40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
green chili pepper	4 -5		roasted peeled seeded chopped	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
beef stock	1 - 1 1/2	1/2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cumin	1/4	teaspoon		1.9688	0.2323	0.0935	0.1169
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
corn tortilla	3			-	-	-	-
beef	1		ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
cilantro				-	-	-	-

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