Albóndigas en Salsa/Meatballs in Sauce

Hola comunidad de Hive Food, hoy traigo una receta que es muy común en mi hogar. En casa nos encantan las albóndigas y muy a menudo dedicimos hacerlas. Pueden comerse como aperitivos, con pastas, con arroz , con vegetales, con queso y jamón...en fin, hay variedad en cuanto a las formas en que podemos consumirlas. En esta ocasión hice una salsa para acompañarlas y también posteo la receta.

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Hello Hive Food community, today I bring a recipe that is very common in my home. At home we love meatballs and very often we make them. They can be eaten as appetizers, with pasta, with rice, with vegetables, with cheese and ham ... in short, there is a variety of ways in which we can consume them. This time I made a sauce to go with them and I also post the recipe.

Ingredientes:
• 400 gramos de picadillo
• 200 gramos (aproximadamente) de avena o pan rallado
• Sazón al gusto

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Ingredients:

400 grams of minced meat
200 grams (approximately) of oatmeal or bread crumbs
Seasoning to taste

Paso #1:
Para comenzar puse los 400 gramos de picadillo en un recipiente al que le agregué los sazones que había apartado para la receta, es importante destacar que no deben ser sofritos estos sazones, deben ser de forma natural bien triturados o en polvo (yo utilicé ajo, ajo puerro, sal, comino, orégano). El picadillo debe estar descongelado, que acepte e integre bien las especias que le vamos agregando.

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Step #1:
To begin I put the 400 grams of picadillo in a bowl to which I added the seasonings that I had set aside for the recipe, it is important to note that these seasonings should not be sautéed, they should be in a natural form well crushed or powdered (I used garlic, leek garlic, salt, cumin, oregano). The minced meat must be thawed, so that it accepts and integrates well the spices that we are adding.

Paso #2:
Cuando estuvo bien integrado el picadillo y los sazones, le fue agregando poco a poco los 200 gramos de avena hasta que la masa estuvo integrada de tal forma que podía ser moldeada por las manos.

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Step #2:
When the picadillo and seasonings were well integrated, he gradually added the 200 grams of oatmeal until the dough was integrated in such a way that it could be molded by the hands.

Paso #3:
Comencé a hacer las bolitas tomando pequeñas porciones y dándoles forma con las dos manos. Es importante que la masa no se pegue en la manos, si esto ocurriese es porque aún no están bien integrados los condimentos. Después de haber formado las bolitas, puse un sartén con aceite y cuando estuvo a temperatura comencé a freír poco a poco, dejando que se doren primero por un lado para después voltearlas, ya que se corre el riesgo de que pierdan la forma si aún no están bien cocidas.

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Step #3:
I started making the balls by taking small portions and shaping them with both hands. It is important that the dough does not stick to the hands, if this happens it is because the seasonings are not yet well integrated. After having formed the balls, I put a pan with oil and when it was at temperature I began to fry them little by little, letting them brown first on one side and then turn them over, since there is a risk that they will lose their shape if they are not well cooked.

Una vez sacadas las albóndigas, puse manos a la obra para preparar la salsa, utilizando los siguientes ingredientes:
• Tres cucharadas de pasta de tomate
• Tres cucharadas (misma cantidad de que pasta de tomate) de aceite
• Sazón al gusto

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Once the meatballs were removed, I got to work preparing the sauce, using the following ingredients:

Three tablespoons of tomato paste
Three tablespoons (same amount as tomato paste) of oil
Seasoning to taste

Paso #4:
Para la preparación de la salsa agregué al sartén el aceite con los sazones al gusto, ajo, ajo puerro, sal, comino y orégano, esta vez sí es necesario hacer el sofrito, solo unos minutos sin dejar que se queme.

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Step #4:
For the preparation of the sauce I added to the pan the oil with the seasonings to taste, garlic, leek garlic, salt, cumin and oregano, this time it is necessary to make the sauce, just a few minutes without letting it burn.

Paso #5:
Cuando estuvo al punto el sofrito, le agregué las tres cucharadas de pasta de tomate, en este caso era una pasta bastante espesa por lo cual le agregué el doble de cucharadas de agua, lo que dió paso a que comenzará a formarse la salsa. Dejé que estuviera un poco espesa, porque me gusta de esa forma.

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Step #5:
When the sofrito was ready, I added the three tablespoons of tomato paste, in this case it was a fairly thick paste so I added twice as many tablespoons of water, which gave way for the sauce to begin to form. I let it get a little thick, because I like it that way.

Paso #6:
Lista la salsa, agregué las albóndigas que había freído anteriormente y dejé unos minutos en el fogón para que se integraran bien en la salsa.

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Step #6:
Ready the sauce, I added the meatballs that I had previously fried and left a few minutes on the stove to integrate well in the sauce.

Y listas quedaron estas albóndigas, con una pinta increíble y un sabor delicioso, las que acompañé con unos espaguetis.
Espero que les haya gustado y que puedan poner en práctica la receta, aseguro que el resultado es muy delicioso.

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And ready were these meatballs, with an incredible look and a delicious flavor, which I accompanied with some spaghetti.
I hope you liked it and that you can put the recipe into practice, I assure you that the result is very delicious.

Las imágenes utilizadas en el post son todas de mi propiedad, extraídas de mi galería personal, tomadas con mi celular Xiaomi Redmi 9A. Textos traducidos al inglés por DeepL Traductor.

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The images used in the post are all my own, extracted from my personal gallery, taken with my Xiaomi Redmi 9A cell phone. Texts translated into English by DeepL Translator.

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