vegetable oil -- for frying
To make sauce: Saute the onion and garlic in the oil until they are
lightly browned. Add the tomato sauce, broth, and the chipotles en
adobo. Heat the mixture to just boiling and simmer for 20 minutes. Place
the sauce in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth (I used
a 2 qt saucepan and used my hand blender instead).
To make meatballs: Combine the turkey, onion, cilantro, bread crumbs,
Dorito crumbs, Calvins powder, egg (or egg subs.), and salt and pepper.
Gently mix, then form into small meatballs (about 1 inch). Pour a couple
of tbsp oil in a heavy saucepan and fry the meatballs. Cook most of the
way and then place in the oven at 350°F for 15 minutes to finish
cooking. Remove and drain.
Return the sauce to the pan, add the meatballs to heat everything
together and to mingle the flavors.
To serve: Place in a chafing dish, garnish with cilantro and serve
accompanied with toothpicks.
Yield: 8 servings as an appetizer. I found it made about 42 meatballs
just with 1 lb of meat. With 2 it will probably make about 84 meatballs.
Out of 42 meatballs there were only 6 left when I
left the hot luck. Must've been good!
