Meatballs with rice in sauce
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Classic meatballs are made from minced meat and rice, and are most often served with a sauce. There are countless variations for preparing this sauce, but let me share a little secret with you: you can easily come up with your own unique recipe for meatballs with rice in sauce— all you need is a bit of imagination. Today, I'll show you how to make the simplest sauce using sour cream and tomato paste. Feel free to add your personal touch: your favorite vegetables, spices, mustard, or anything else that comes to mind, using my basic recipe for meatballs with rice in sauce as a starting point. Or you can leave it just as it is—believe me, it will be incredibly delicious. Despite being the simplest of all possible sauces, it makes the meatballs wonderfully tender and juicy, absolutely delightful. The dish is now ready to be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, we need to cook the rice. Rinse it several times under cold water, then add water and place over heat. Cook until half done.
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Step 2
While the rice is cooking, we peel and finely dice the onion.
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Step 3
Peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse or medium grater.
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Step 4
In a frying pan, heat the vegetable oil and sauté the chopped onion until golden brown.
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Step 5
Then add the carrots and fry everything together for 5-7 minutes over high heat.
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Step 6
Place the minced meat in a deep plate and break one chicken egg into it.
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Step 7
Then add the half-cooked rice and sautéed onion and carrots to the meat mixture.
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Step 8
Salt, sprinkle with ground pepper, and thoroughly knead the meat mixture until it becomes uniform in consistency.
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Step 9
Shape small meatballs from the prepared minced meat and coat them on all sides with flour.
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Step 10
Heat oil in a skillet and brown the meatballs on all sides until golden.
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Step 11
Now let's prepare the sauce. As I already mentioned, I'm offering you the simplest version, but you can add something to it. So, in a separate dish, mix sour cream, tomato paste, water, add salt and seasonings. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients.
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Step 12
Pour the prepared sauce over the meatballs, cover the pan with a lid, and simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat. The meatballs are ready, and now you know that cooking them is as easy as can be.