How are meatballs different from cutlets? There are few differences. Both are made of minced meat. But, as a rule, meatballs are in the form of balls and they contain various additives: onions, rice, bread crumbs, cheese, etc. In addition, meatballs are usually cooked with some kind of sauce or gravy.
It is necessary
- For meatballs:
- - chicken fillet 500g
- - mozzarella cheese (mini balls) 20-25 pcs.
- - onion 150 g
- - salt and pepper
- For the sauce:
- - tomatoes 350 g
- - onion 150 g
- - 3 cloves garlic
- - vegetable oil
- - salt and pepper
Instructions
Step 1
Pass the chicken fillet with onions through a meat grinder. Add some salt and pepper and mix well.
Step 2
Form small cakes from the minced meat, in the center of which you need to put a mozzarella ball, and then mold the meatballs.
Step 3
Grease a baking dish with butter, put the meatballs and send the dish to the oven for 20 minutes. The oven should be preheated to 200 degrees.
Step 4
At this time, we prepare the sauce. Finely chop the onion and garlic, chop the tomatoes into small pieces.
Step 5
Fry garlic and onion in a frying pan with the addition of vegetable oil. Add tomatoes, spices and simmer vegetables for 5-7 minutes.
Step 6
Pour the prepared meatballs with the resulting tomato sauce and send the dish back to the oven for 10 minutes.
Step 7
As a side dish, you can serve pasta, potatoes or rice.
