Grandma Salazar'S Albóndigas Soup

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup short-grain rice
• Cooking spray
• 2 cups chopped onion, divided
• 1 (1-ounce) slice white bread
• 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/2 pound lean ground pork
• 1/2 pound ground sirloin
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup chopped seeded peeled tomato (about 8 ounces)
• 4 cups (1 32-ounce carton) fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 2 cups chopped zucchini
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. Pour water over rice, and let stand 20 minutes. Drain.
2. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 1/2 cup onion to pan; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
3. Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs measure 1 1/4 cups. Combine rice, cooked onion, breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup cilantro, cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt, oregano, pork, sirloin, and egg whites, stirring well. Shape mixture into 29 (1-inch) meatballs. Chill for 20 minutes.
4. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 10 meatballs, and cook 6 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove meatballs from pan; drain well on paper towels. Wipe drippings from pan with a paper towel. Repeat procedure with cooking spray and remaining meatballs. Return pan to heat. Coat with cooking spray. Add remaining 1 1/2 cups onion, carrot, and garlic to pan; saute 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add tomato to pan, stirring to combine. Stir in broth; bring mixture to a boil. Add meatballs and mint to pan. Reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes. Add zucchini, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to pan. Cook 10 minutes. Garnish with remaining 1/4 cup cilantro.
5. Note: Chilling the meatballs for 20 minutes helps them hold their shape when cooked. Albondigas (ahl-bon-dee-gas) is Spanish for "meatballs".
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boiling water, shortgrain rice, cooking spray, onion, white bread, fresh cilantro, ground cumin, salt, oregano, lean ground pork, ground sirloin, egg whites, carrot, garlic, tomato, chicken broth, fresh mint, zucchini, freshly ground black pepper

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