Meatball Soup

This soup is very popular in the American Southwest. As a youngster, I remember first sampling it in Juárez, which is just, across the El Paso border. Most Latin cultures have their own version of this soup; this one is inspired by my grandmother. She always used masa harina instead of bread crumbs in the meatball mixture to hold them together. This recipe offers the comforting flavor of the moist meatballs in a spicy tomato broth just like my memo makes.