Meatballs are small balls of minced meat or fish with the addition of cereals or vegetables. They are popular in many cuisines of the world and can be cooked in different ways: steamed, baked in the oven or pan-fried.
Meatballs have a rich history and many variations of recipes. In different countries they are prepared in their own way, using different spices and sauces. This makes meatballs a universal dish that can satisfy the taste of any gourmet.
Let’s tell you how to quickly and easily cook meatballs
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Ingredients:
- meat – 850 g;
- fat – 150 g;
- sweet pepper – 200 g;
- onion – 200 g;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- rice – 100 g;
- salt – 1.5 tsp;
- ground black pepper – 1/3 tsp;
- paprika – 1 tsp;
- coriander – 1/2 tsp.
Ingredients for gravy:
- carrots – 1 pc;
- onion – 1 pc;
- tomato paste – 2 tbsp;
- salt – 1/2 tsp;
- ground black pepper – 1 pinch;
- zira – 1/2 tsp;
- water – 500 ml;
- vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
Preparation:
Pass the meat through a meat grinder, add fat, onion. Peel sweet pepper and grind it in a meat grinder, pour washed rice into the mixture.
Press garlic into minced meat, salt, pepper, paprika and coriander
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Mix all the ingredients, form small balls of minced meat
. For the gravy, cut onions into half rings, grate carrots, fry the vegetables in a frying pan in vegetable oil. Add tomato paste to the vegetables, fry
, pour water to the tomato paste and vegetables, salt, pepper and zira. Put meatballs in the gravy, cover tightly with a lid. Stew meatballs for 30 minutes on medium heat.
After cooking you can sprinkle meatballs with additional spices. You can serve meatballs with gravy with mashed potatoes, rice, pasta.
