Kitchen appliances and utensils: cooker, deep frying pan or cauldron, cutting board, meat grinder, blender, grater, knife, 2 deep bowls, spatula.
Ingredients
| potatoes | 4-5 pcs. |
| minced meat (any) | 500-600 g |
| onion (medium) | 2 pcs. |
| carrots (medium) | 2 pcs. |
| rice (raw) | 100 g |
| egg | 1 PC. |
| White cabbage | 200-250 g |
| salt | taste |
| pepper | taste |
| spices (any) | taste |
| tomatoes (tomato paste) | 2 pcs. |
| vegetable oil | 1-2 tbsp. l |
| water or meat broth | 250-300 ml |
| butter | 20-30 g |
| garlic | 2 cloves |
| greenery | beam |
Step cooking
- To start, wash 500-600 g of any meat and twist it in a meat grinder. If you twist the stuffing several times, then it will be more tender. Rinse and boil 100 g of raw rice in slightly salted water until half ready, then rinse again and cool.
- Peel 1 onion and 1 carrot, wash, and then cut into small pieces to grind them in a blender. If there is no blender, then vegetables can be twisted in a meat grinder or just finely chop onions, and grate the carrots on a fine grater. Add onions and carrots, chopped in a blender, to the forcemeat.
- Next, send 200-250 g of finely chopped cabbage to a blender, and then chop it. Next, add cabbage to the minced meat and onions with carrots. Beat in a bowl with meat and vegetables 1 chicken egg and put the cooled rice.
- Salt, pepper all the ingredients, if desired, add other seasonings, for example, paprika or suneli hops, mix.
- In a deep frying pan or cauldron, heat 1-2 tbsp. l vegetable oil. While the oil is heating, chop 1 onion at random, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Pour the tomatoes over boiling water, peel, grate or grind in a blender to a porridge-like state.
- In a preheated pan, send the onions with carrots and fry the vegetables until soft. Next, add a little seasoning to them, grated tomatoes or tomato paste, mix and pour 250-300 ml of water or meat broth, and then wait until it boils.
- Hands form meatballs, laying them on a plank. Peel and chop the potatoes into small pieces.
- When the tomato sauce begins to boil, add a little salt and pepper to it, put the meatballs in it, and place the potatoes between them. If there is little liquid in the pan, it can be added.
- Simmer the dish under the lid over moderate heat for 30-35 minutes, then add a few chopped cloves of garlic, herbs, a slice of butter to it, and simmer for another 3 minutes.
Video recipe
If you want to diversify your diet, but do not want to cook many separate dishes, we suggest you familiarize yourself with this video recipe. In the video presented, the author will demonstrate how to cook delicious meatballs and side dishes in just an hour and a half, using only one pan for this.
Dear readers, do you like a similar combination of meat dishes and side dishes? What do you prefer to use meatballs, and how do you cook them? Which gravy do you prefer? Share your proven side dish recipes.
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