Name: Julio’s Albóndigas with Chipotle and Mint
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1/3 cup long or extra long grain white rice; 2 cups water; 2 cloves garlic; 5 to 8 mint leaves; 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (chicken breast or a combination of beef, veal and pork); 2 eggs; 1/2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt (or more to taste); 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground, or more to taste); 2 pounds ripe tomatoes; 2 cloves garlic; 3 tablespoons white onion (roughly chopped (or a slice to your liking)); 1 to 2 tablespoons of sauce from chipotle chiles in adobo ( or to taste); 1 chipotle chile in adobo (seeded, optional); 2 tablespoons safflower (corn or vegetable oil); 1 cup chicken broth; 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt (or to taste)