albóndiga (de carne)
Plural: albóndigas (de carne)
Language: Spanish
Description: Spiced meatball often made from tenderloin of pork and bacon mixed with garlic and red pepper, fried and then braised in a sauce. These are likely to be served with just two or three on a plate surrounded by a sea of brown sauce. It is also a dumpling.
Pronounced: ahl-BON-dee-gahs
Ethnicity: Latin American, Mexican, Spanish
Most frequent country: Latin America, Mexico, Spain
See places: Spanish food and cuisine, Mexican food and cuisine
See foods and dishes: albóndigas
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