Meatballs with rice
Description
Making meatballs is easy, and it's best to use meat and rice—they won't fall apart that way. For rice meatballs, I recommend preparing your own ground beef (you can add a little pork). Use short-grain rice, as it's stickier. Sometimes I just freeze the meatballs and later add them to soup. But more often I stew them with carrots—they taste better fresh.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
If you're making meatballs from chicken, the minced meat will be a bit dry—add some butter.
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Step 3
Grate the carrot on a coarse grater. Finely chop the onion.
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Step 4
Sauté the onion with the carrot in oil until golden brown.
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Step 5
Boil the rice (you can stop before it's fully cooked).
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Step 6
Mix the minced meat, eggs, rice, and vegetables.
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Step 7
With wet hands, shape the meatballs and fry them in oil.
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Step 8
Sear until golden brown. They don't need to be fully cooked yet, as we'll be simmering them later.
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Step 9
Transfer the meatballs to a pot, pour in water, add the remaining sautéed vegetables and bay leaf.
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Step 10
Simmer covered for about 40 minutes. Serve the ready rice meatballs with vegetables and fresh herbs.