Traditional Nicaraguan Albóndiga Soup

Name: Traditional Nicaraguan Albóndiga Soup
Yield: Serves 2 or 3, depending on appetite.
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds chicken; 1 bitter orange (or use lemon if unavailable); 1 large onion; 1 sprig fresh mint; 1 large bell pepper; 1 large tomato; 2 cloves garlic; 1 1/2 cups Maseca corn flour (about 180 grams); 2 ounces butter (about 4 tablespoons or 56 grams); 1/2 tablespoon annatto (achiote); 1 egg; 1 1/2 cups water (about 355 ml); Salt and pepper to taste; 1 chicken bouillon cube

Johanna Estela Gutierrez @joha_gutierrez

Managua, Managua, Nicaragua

This is a recipe from my beautiful country. When I miss it, I love to cook recipes that remind me of home.

Johanna Estela Gutierrez @joha_gutierrez

Managua, Managua, Nicaragua

This is a recipe from my beautiful country. When I miss it, I love to cook recipes that remind me of home.

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Ingredients

Serves 2 or 3, depending on appetite.

2 poundschicken
1bitter orange (or use lemon if unavailable)
1large onion
1 sprigfresh mint
1large bell pepper
1large tomato
2 clovesgarlic
1 1/2 cupsMaseca corn flour (about 180 grams)
2 ouncesbutter (about 4 tablespoons or 56 grams)
1/2 tablespoonannatto (achiote)
1egg
1 1/2 cupswater (about 355 ml)
Salt and pepper to taste
1chicken bouillon cube

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Steps

1

Wash and cut the chicken pieces. Boil them with garlic and a little salt until fully cooked and tender. Remove the chicken, drain, and shred it. Use half for the meatballs and the other half for the soup broth.
2

Chop the onion, bell pepper, tomato, and mint. Sauté them in butter, then add to the broth.
3

In a bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups Maseca corn flour (about 180 grams), 1 cup water (about 240 ml), half of the shredded chicken, the chicken bouillon cube, annatto, egg, bitter orange or lemon juice, pepper, mint, and salt to taste. Mix well and form into meatballs. Add the meatballs to the broth.
4

In a cup, mix the remaining corn flour with annatto and mint dissolved in a little broth. Add this mixture to the soup to thicken it. Be careful not to break up the meatballs.