Mariachi Meatballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs beef, ground
• 1 cup corn chips, crushed
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 tablespoons unbleached flour
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups onions, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon powdered cumin
• 1 (19 ounce) can tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, drained
• 1/2 cup ripe olives, sliced

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, lightly combine ground beef with corn chips, milk, egg and 1 t salt.
• 2 cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 3 shape into 15 meatballs, using 2 rounded tablespoons meat mixture for each.
• 4 lightly roll meatballs in 2 t flour, coating completely.
• 5 in large frying-pan, cook meatballs in hot butter, half at a time, stirring until evenly browned.
• 6 remove meatballs from frying-pan as they are browned.
• 7 in same frying-pan, cook onion and garlic about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 in small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 t flour and 1 t salt, chili powder and cumin.
• 9 stir into onions.
• 10 add tomatoes, green chilies and olives.
• 11 bring to a boil, stirring constantly; reduce heat, cover tightly and cook slowly for 30 minutes.
• 12 add meatballs to tomato mizture, cover tightly and cook slowly for 20 minutes.
• 13 uncover and continue cooking slowly 10 minutes.
• 14 serve meatballs and sauce over hot rice.