Albondiga Soup

I can not cook even if my life depended on it. If i were to live on my own, I would live off of Top Roman or cereal. That's why I am so happy to have my incredibly talented mother who cooks the best Mexican dishes. The ultimately best food my mom can ever make is the traditional Albondiga soup. Albondiga means meatball in Spanish. It is our version of meatball soup. When my mom is cooking this soup, everyone in the house knows that family is coming over. I'm not one hundred percent sure how she makes it exactly, but I know that the meatballs are ground beef, minced onion, tomato, and rice, seasoned with garlic salt. I love helping my mom roll them up into the little balls. They’re about one inch in diameter. She adds carrots, oregano, cilantro, zucchini, tomato, string beans and potatoes. She also adds beef broth. This great dish takes about an hour to make. The meatballs soak for about thirty minutes, and it takes about another thirty minutes to have the vegetables cook as well. When it’s all done, add a little lemon, avocado and some Valentina hot sauce and it is amazing! It may not sound like a five star meal, but it sure makes my tummy happy.