Meatballs with rice in tomato sauce
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Meatballs are a simple way to save a bit on the family budget by adding rice, thus increasing the amount of the finished minced mixture by one third, and most importantly—the taste of the dish won't suffer at all. I remember from childhood how my mom used to cook meatballs and serve them with mashed potatoes. They were very juicy and incredibly delicious. That's why I want to share my mom's recipe with you and describe it in detail. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Pass the pork through a meat grinder. Peel the onion and rinse it with water.
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Step 2
In a deep bowl, combine the minced meat with rice, add salt, pepper, and mix well. Let it sit for half an hour so the meat mixture can marinate.
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Step 3
Meanwhile, start preparing the sauce. For this, place finely chopped onion into a frying pan with heated vegetable oil and sauté over medium heat until translucent.
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Step 4
Then pour in the tomato juice and boil the sauce for 5 minutes. The tomato sauce is ready.
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Step 5
Form small balls from the minced meat and place them in a single layer on the bottom of the pot in which you will be stewing.
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Step 6
Pour the sauce over, then simmer for 25–30 minutes after it starts boiling. Be sure to cover with a lid so they cook thoroughly and the sauce doesn't evaporate.
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Step 7
The meatballs in tomato sauce are ready! The best accompaniment to them would be a vegetable salad.