Albondigas are meatballs; a traditional dish from Spain, which themselves were taught to the Spaniards by the Arabs who had invaded and occupied the land from A.D. 798 until 1492... and happily for everyone, the tradition of making these Albondigas carried over to Mexico as well.
Enough history for now; albondigas are another essential and delicious part of mexican cuisine... they can be served as appetizers or main course dishes, in a sauce or as-is. I brought you here the recipes I liked best to make them. The funny thing that happens with mexican albondigas is that all cooks will tell you
they know the official recipe to make them, yet if you compared their recipes they would all be significantly different! The only truth is that there are many ways to make albondigas as you are about to find out...