This sudado de albóndigas (meatballs stew) is a comforting, hearty and filling meal. It is delicious served with white rice and avocado on the side.
What is Sudado?
Sudados are hearty and rich Colombian stews made with different kind of meats, potatoes, yuca and spices.
Sudado is a very common dish in Colombian homes and every family and region has its own recipe. You can also make sudado with fish, chicken, beef or pork instead of meatballs.
My grandmother made this Sudado de Albóndigas at least once a week. When you talk about something that’s truly Colombian, there is nothing more typical than “sudado” or stew. We serve Colombian Sudados over white rice with avocado on the side.
Ingredients You'll Need
The printable recipe card with exact amounts and cooking directions is below.
Ground Meat: I like to use a mixture of ground pork and ground beef to make my meatballs.
Aliños: A Colombian sauce made with onions, spices, garlic and peppers. Here is my recipe. I always make extra and keep it in the fridge.
Masarepa: It's precooked corn meal and you can find it at a latin market or online.
Water: To make the meatball and to make the stew.
Spices: Salt and sazón with color.
Vegetables: Yuca and potatoes.
Herbs: Fresh cilantro or parsley
How to Make this Sudado?
- To make the meatballs, place all the ingredients in a largae bowl and mix well, For 6 to 8 meatballs and set aside.
- To make the stew, in a large pot, place the water, beef bouillon, meatballs, aliños, salt and sazon Goya; simmer over low heat, covered about 40 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and yuca. Then cover and cook for an additional 35 minutes, until the potatoes and yuca are tender. Check frequently and add additional water as necessary.
- Uncover, check to see if the potatoes and yuca are tender, add chopped fresh cilantro, and serve over white rice.
When I was growing up in Colombia, sudado was always on the menu every week. This dish is very easy to make and versatile. You can served it for lunch or dinner and it's even better the next day. I always served this dish with white to soak the delicious and flavorful sauce.
More Stews Recipes to Try
Sudado de Posta (Beef Round Stew)
Pusundao de Carne Serrana (Salted Beef Stew)
Sudado de Carne de Res (Beef Stew)
Sudado de Albóndigas (Meatball Stew) Recipe
Ingredients
Meatballs
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ pound ground beef
- 4 tablespoons aliños
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cornmeal or masarepa
- ½ warm water
Stew
- 4 cups water and more as necessary
- 1 tablet beef bouillon
- ½ tablespoon sazon goya with azafran
- 2 large white potatoes cut into four pieces each
- 4 pieces frozen yuca or cassava
- 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon aliños
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- To make the meatballs, place all the ingredients in a largae bowl and mix well, For 6 to 8 meatballs and set aside.
- To make the stew, in a large pot, place the water, beef bouillon, meatballs, aliños, salt and sazon Goya; simmer over low heat, covered about 40 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and yuca. Then cover and cook for an additional 35 minutes, until the potatoes and yuca are tender. Check frequently and add additional water as necessary.
- Uncover, check to see if the potatoes and yuca are tender, add chopped fresh cilantro, and serve over white rice.
Bunny
Hi Erica! Love your blog! Queria preparar tu receta de Sudado de Albondigas. Parece que están los ingredientes pero no hay instrucciones como preparar las albodigas. Serias tan amable
de añadirlos al blog? Tus recetas son espectaculares!
Mariela Arango Arroyave
Erica, muchas gracias por tomarte el tiempo de compartir tus recetas. Todas faciles y deliciosas.
Muchisimas gracias.
Ale
Do you have a substitute for the Goya condiment? Anything without MSG? would love to make it!
Erica Dinho
Just use food color or omit it.
Pamela
Hola;yo te sigo por medio de pinterest pero todo es en ingles; la verdad sigo tu página hace mucho pero en la app no puedo, no entiendo mucho, agradecería si pudieras ponerlo en los dos idiomas, así quienes no hablamos inglés podemos entender más y hacer las resetas; gracias por darnos tu conocimiento a quienes somos colombianas y no sabemos cocinar mucha variedad; yo estoy contenta con el contenido; solamente pediría que en la app fuese de ambos idiomas.
Erica Dinho
Hola Pamela, El blog en español----> https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/es/
Sandra
This is my second time doing this sudado with your recipe. It's delicious. Thanks for sharing. I did not add the whole 1/2 Tbsp of sazon goya with azafran to the stew because is too much and I dont like the color, but other than that.... is perfect and my Puerto Rican husband loves it. I am Colombian and learn to cook from my mom but I still refer to your page for recipes all the time.
Thanks again
Sandra
Patricia
Thank you for all these wonderful recipes. When I make them , they come out just like the ones we used to eat , great job! When is your book coming out, please let me know.
Patti
Anonymous
I made this recipe for the first time tonight. OMG! Totally delicious!! Thank you so much for sharing this...absolutely wonderful comfort food. I will definitely be making this again and again. Looking forward to trying more of your recipes 🙂
Ingrid
This sudado de albondigas recipe is super easy and simple and yet extremely rewarding! Fantastic flavor!Thanks!
Luz Dary Gutierrez
Erica, se ve fabuloso ese sudado... riquisimo espero que muchas personas lo disfruten si lo hacen como nosotros tu sabes, Muchas saludes de todos nosotros, tú familia.
Juliana
I made this meatballs stew last night for dinner and it was fantastic. So good.