Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  pound         ground pork
     1/2  pound         ground beef
   1                    egg
     1/2  cup           brown rice -- uncooked
   1                    onion -- diced fine
     1/2  teaspoon      tomio -- (thyme)
   8      cups          water
   1                    tomato -- chopped
   1      clove         garlic -- diced
     1/2  cup           chili huerta
   2                    yerba buena
   1      thick slice   french bread
     1/2  teaspoon      comino -- (cumin)
   2                    carrots -- sliced thin
   1      cup           peas -- fresh or frozen

Preparation:

Mix pork, beef, egg, rice, 1/2 of onion, and tomio together; make into small balls. Bring water to boil and add balls; simmer at low boil for 1 hour. Add tomato, garlic, chili, and rest of chopped onion; let simmer 35 minutes. Add yerba buena and simmer 10 minutes. Soak french bread in small amount of soup broth until very soft. Place in blender with comino; chop together; add to soup. Next add carrots and peas; simmer until vegetables are tender. Serve.