Albondigas

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1/2 lb Ground pork
1/2 lb Ground beef
1    Egg
1/2 c  Brown rice, uncooked
1    Onion, diced fine
1/2 ts Tomio (thyme)
8 c  Water
1    Tomato, chopped
1    Clove garlic, diced
1/2 c  Chili huerta
2    Yerba buena
1    Thick slice French bread
1/2 ts Comino (cumin)
2    Carrots, sliced thin
1 c  Peas, fresh or frozen

Mix pork, beef, egg, rice, 1/2 of onion, and tomio together; make into
small balls. Bring water to boil and add balls; simmer at low boil
for 1 hour. Add tomato, garlic, chili, and rest of chopped onion; let
simmer 35 minutes. Add yerba buena and simmer 10 minutes. Soak french
bread in small amount of soup broth until very soft. Place in blender
with comino; chop together; add to soup. Next add carrots and peas;
simmer until vegetables are tender. Serve.