Home-style Meatballs (albondigas Caseras)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb beef, ground
• 1 lb veal, ground
• 1/2 lb lamb, ground
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 5 garlic cloves, minced, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
• flour, for dusting
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 green pepper, cut in 1/4 inch strips
• 1 small tomato, skinned and coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• salt
• pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the beef, veal, and lamb with bread crumbs, 4 cloves of garlic, the eggs, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
• 2 form into cocktail-size meatballs. dust with flour.
• 3 saute the meatballs in a casserole with olive oil until well browned on all sides.
• 4 add onion, remaining clove of garlic, and green pepper.
• 5 cook until onion is wilted.
• 6 add the tomato, wine, broth, salt and pepper.
• 7 cover and simmer for 45 minutes.