Meat Balls Caribe Recipe
Summary
Ingredients
| Ground beef | 1 1/2 Pound | |
| Lime rind | 1 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Bacon Slices | 6 , diced | |
| Onion | 1 Large, chopped | |
| Beef broth | 1 Can (10oz), condensed | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Cayenne | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Bay Leaf | 1 | |
| 6 medium-size potatoes, peeled and quartered | ||
| Flour | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 2 large green peppers, halved, seeded, and chopped | ||
| Ripe tomatoes | 2 Large, quartered | |
| Ripe olives | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
Directions
1. Mix ground beef lightly with lime rind. Shape with tablespoon into 35 small balls.
2. Saute bacon until crisp in a large skillet; remove.
3. Brown meat balls, half at a time, in bacon drippings; remove with a slotted spoon; reserve.
4. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings from skillet, then saute onions just until soft.
5. Stir beef broth, water, salt, cayenne and bay leaf into drippings in skillet, return meat balls; cover. Simmer 10 minutes.
6. Add potatoes; simmer for 20 minutes, or until almost done.
7. Remove meat balls and potatoes with a slotted spoon. Remove and discard bay leaf. Stir about 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid into flour until smooth in a small cup, then stir back into remaining liquid in skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, until gravy thickens and bubbles 1 minute.
8. Return meat balls and potatoes to skillet. Add green pepper, tomatoes, and olives; cover; reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes longer. Top with crisp bacon.
2. Saute bacon until crisp in a large skillet; remove.
3. Brown meat balls, half at a time, in bacon drippings; remove with a slotted spoon; reserve.
4. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings from skillet, then saute onions just until soft.
5. Stir beef broth, water, salt, cayenne and bay leaf into drippings in skillet, return meat balls; cover. Simmer 10 minutes.
6. Add potatoes; simmer for 20 minutes, or until almost done.
7. Remove meat balls and potatoes with a slotted spoon. Remove and discard bay leaf. Stir about 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid into flour until smooth in a small cup, then stir back into remaining liquid in skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, until gravy thickens and bubbles 1 minute.
8. Return meat balls and potatoes to skillet. Add green pepper, tomatoes, and olives; cover; reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes longer. Top with crisp bacon.
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