{"id":6282,"date":"2026-06-28T23:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6282"},"modified":"2026-06-28T23:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:45:32","slug":"caldo-de-albondigas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/caldo-de-albondigas\/","title":{"rendered":"Caldo de Alb\u00f3ndigas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Caldo de Alb\u00f3ndigas (Mexican Meatball Soup)<\/h1>\n<p>A comforting and flavorful Mexican soup made with tender beef meatballs, vegetables, and a rich tomato broth. Perfect for a cozy family meal.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Meatballs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef<\/li>\n<li>2 full teaspoons long-grain rice<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon ground cumin (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Soup<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, peeled and sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 can (8 oz \/ 225 g) tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>8 cups beef broth or water<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 zucchini, sliced (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh cilantro, chopped, for garnish<\/li>\n<li>Lime wedges, for serving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, rice, egg, garlic, cilantro, salt, pepper, and cumin. Mix gently until combined, then form into 1-inch meatballs.<\/li>\n<li>Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saut\u00e9 the onion until softened, then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the tomato sauce and cook for 2\u20133 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the beef broth and bring to a gentle boil.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully add the meatballs to the simmering broth. Reduce the heat and cook for about 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the potatoes and carrots (and zucchini if using). Season with oregano, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Continue simmering for 20\u201325 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and the meatballs are fully cooked.<\/li>\n<li>Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot, garnished with fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime. Enjoy with warm tortillas or crusty bread.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caldo de Alb\u00f3ndigas (Mexican Meatball Soup) A comforting and flavorful Mexican soup made with tender beef meatballs, vegetables, and a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6284,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6282\/revisions\/6284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}