A slightly spicy and at the same time sweetish sauce, prepared on the basis of a magnificent pumpkin vegetable, gives delicate chicken meatballs a unique taste. A similar dish is ideal for a children's menu.
It is necessary
- Ingredients.
- chicken fillet - 650 grams
- oatmeal - 3 cups
- onion - 1 piece
- red bell pepper - 1 pc
- pumpkin - 650 grams
- medium-sized tomatoes (can be replaced with tomato paste) - 4 pcs
- purified water - 4 tbsp
- lemon - 1 piece
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
- salt to taste
- ground black pepper - to taste
- fresh herbs for decoration (optional)
Instructions
Step 1
We pass the fillet through a meat grinder. Add three cups of cereal and one lightly beaten egg. Add a little salt and ground pepper to the minced meat (to taste, you can do without it), mix. We leave for 15 minutes.
Step 2
We make small cuts in the tomatoes. Fill with boiling water for a while. Remove the skin. Cut the peeled tomatoes into medium-sized cubes. We clean the pumpkin, cut into medium cubes.
Step 3
Finely chop the peeled onion. Fry in hot vegetable oil. Add tomatoes and finely chopped bell pepper. Simmer for five minutes.
Step 4
Pour half of the water into the vegetables, add heat and bring to a boil. Add pumpkin cubes and cook without a lid, stir occasionally. After boiling the sauce, reduce the heat. Pour in lemon juice and season with spices. Cook for 10 minutes. Then pour in the remaining water and bring to a boil.
Step 5
We make meatballs from minced meat. Fry in heated vegetable oil until a delicious crust. Add the fried meatballs to the sauce and simmer for about half an hour.
