Meatballs are a kind of meatballs, which consist mainly of minced meat and rice. The meatballs are usually prepared with tomato sauce, which makes the meatballs tastier and more flavorful. They are usually served with a side dish: potatoes, pasta, rice, etc.
It is necessary
- - 1 kg of minced meat
- - 120 g parboiled rice
- - 3 medium tomatoes
- - 1 onion
- - 1 large egg
- - 3 tbsp. l. tomato paste
- - 2 bay leaves
- - salt
- - pepper
- - vegetable oil
Instructions
Step 1
Put the minced meat in a bowl, add salt, pepper and other spices (optional). Beat the egg into the minced meat. Chop the onion in a blender or chop finely, put in the minced meat, mix everything thoroughly with your hands and beat.
Step 2
Pour 300 ml of water into a saucepan, add rice to it, salt and cook until the rice is half cooked. Discard the rice in a colander to drain excess liquid. Pour rice into minced meat, mix well.
Step 3
Pour vegetable oil into a deep thick-walled frying pan, heat it. Form the minced meat into medium-sized balls. Put the meatballs in a skillet and fry over medium heat. They should acquire a beautiful ruddy crust.
Step 4
Take a saucepan, put meatballs into it.
Step 5
Remove the skin from the tomatoes. This can be done easily by pouring boiling water over them. Transfer the tomatoes to a blender and grind into gruel, put in a bowl, add tomato paste, salt, pepper and bay leaves, mix everything thoroughly. Pour the resulting tomato sauce into a frying pan and boil for 4-6 minutes. If the consistency is too thick, add some water to the tomato sauce.
Step 6
Pour meatballs with tomato sauce, put on medium heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Put the finished meatballs in tomato sauce on plates, serve.
