Saucy Meatballs
Meatballs – Latin Style!
You can count on GOYA® for the ultimate family-style meatballs that are meltingly tender and bursting with flavor! Thanks to a happy blend of ground meat, GOYA® Breadcrumbs and a few of GOYA®’s famous spice blends, these saucy meatballs will become an instant family favorite. Try this super-tasty Latin-style meatball recipe tonight!
Total Time
50m
Prep Time:20m
Yields:4 Servings
Ingredients
2 tbsp.
1
medium onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
1
green bell pepper, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
2 tbsp.
½ lb.
ground beef (80% lean)
½ lb.
lean ground pork
2 tbsp.
finely chopped fresh cilantro, plus more to garnish, divided
2 packets
1
egg, lightly beaten
1 tbsp.
2 cans
(8 oz. each)
¼ tsp.
Serve with:
2 cups
Or
2 cups
cooked GOYA® Pasta
Directions
Step 1
Heat 1 tbsp. oil in large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onions, peppers and garlic; cook until vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes. Transfer half vegetable mixture to medium bowl. Set aside remaining vegetable mixture.
Step 2
To bowl with cooked vegetables, add beef, pork, breadcrumbs, 1 tbsp, cilantro,1 packet sazon, egg, sazonador total and adobo, to taste. Gently mix meat mixture until combined. Using wet hands, form into 12 meatballs.
Step 3
Heat remaining oil in large sauté pan. Add meatballs; cook until well browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer meatballs to paper towel-lined tray to drain.
Step 4
Heat drippings over medium-high heat. Add reserved vegetables, tomato sauce, 2 cups water, oregano and 1 tbsp. cilantro to pan; bring to boil. Season sauce with adobo. Transfer meatballs to sauce; cover. Cook until sauce thickens and meatballs are cooked through, flipping meatballs every 5 minutes to coat in sauce, about 15 minutes more.
Step 5
Serve over cooked rice or pasta; garnish with cilantro, if desired.
Your most flavorful meatballs!
Not sure if you added enough GOYA® Adobo? To check the flavor of the meat before forming the whole batch of meatballs, cook a bite-sized piece of the meat mixture in a greased skillet until cooked through. Taste, and then adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
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Saucy Meatballs
Prep Time 20m
Total time 50m
Yields: 4 Servings
Meatballs – Latin Style!
You can count on GOYA® for the ultimate family-style meatballs that are meltingly tender and bursting with flavor! Thanks to a happy blend of ground meat, GOYA® Breadcrumbs and a few of GOYA®’s famous spice blends, these saucy meatballs will become an instant family favorite. Try this super-tasty Latin-style meatball recipe tonight!
Ingredients
2 tbsp.
1
medium onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
1
green bell pepper, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
2 tbsp.
½ lb.
ground beef (80% lean)
½ lb.
lean ground pork
2 tbsp.
finely chopped fresh cilantro, plus more to garnish, divided
2 packets
1
egg, lightly beaten
1 tbsp.
2 cans (8 oz. each)
¼ tsp.
Serve with:
2 cups
Or
2 cups
cooked GOYA® Pasta
Directions
Step 1
Heat 1 tbsp. oil in large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onions, peppers and garlic; cook until vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes. Transfer half vegetable mixture to medium bowl. Set aside remaining vegetable mixture.
Step 2
To bowl with cooked vegetables, add beef, pork, breadcrumbs, 1 tbsp, cilantro,1 packet sazon, egg, sazonador total and adobo, to taste. Gently mix meat mixture until combined. Using wet hands, form into 12 meatballs.
Step 3
Heat remaining oil in large sauté pan. Add meatballs; cook until well browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer meatballs to paper towel-lined tray to drain.
Step 4
Heat drippings over medium-high heat. Add reserved vegetables, tomato sauce, 2 cups water, oregano and 1 tbsp. cilantro to pan; bring to boil. Season sauce with adobo. Transfer meatballs to sauce; cover. Cook until sauce thickens and meatballs are cooked through, flipping meatballs every 5 minutes to coat in sauce, about 15 minutes more.
Step 5
Serve over cooked rice or pasta; garnish with cilantro, if desired.
