Mexican Meatballs

🥄 Ingredients

• 1 pound ground pork
• 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 1 egg, (beaten)
• ¼ medium onion, (minced (about 1/4 cup))
• 2 cloves garlic, (minced (about 1 teaspoon))
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 roma tomatoes
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, (plus 1 tablespoon adobo sauce)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano,

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place tomatoes on top. Set the oven rack directly underneath the broiler and turn the broiler on high.

2. 2

   Broil the tomatoes for 3-4 minutes, or until the skin is blackened and blistered. Carefully flip over the tomatoes and broil for another 3-4 minutes, or until the skin is blackened and blistered on all sides. Remove from the oven and set aside.

3. 3

   Preheat the oven to 450°F.

4. 4

   Add ground pork, breadcrumbs, egg, onion, garlic, salt, cumin, and coriander to a large mixing bowl. Gently combine using your hands until everything is just mixed. Be careful not to overmix or they may come out tough.

5. 5

   Shape the mixture into 16 meatballs and set aside.

6. 6

   Heat olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet (or other oven-safe skillet) over medium-high heat. Add meatballs to the skillet and sear until golden brown on one side, about 1-2 minutes.

7. 7

   Flip the meatballs over and transfer the skillet to the oven. Bake for 8 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the meatballs reach 160F.

8. 8

   While meatballs are baking, add the roasted tomatoes, garlic, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, oregano and salt to a large blender. Blend until smooth, or pulse a few times if you prefer a chunky sauce.

9. 9

   Remove the skillet from the oven and pour the chipotle tomato sauce on top. Be careful of any splatters since the skillet will be very hot!

10. 10

    Stir the sauce in the skillet and let it sit and cook with the residual heat for 2 minutes. Garnish meatballs with chopped cilantro and serve.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.