Rich modern home cooking. Recipes for some dishes are especially popular. For example, this applies to such a famous dish as meatballs. This is a dish made from minced fish or minced meat. They are found in almost every nation. Sometimes meatballs are confused with cutlets. What distinguishes them from the latter is the presence of various additives to minced meat: vegetables, cereals, etc. Instead of rice, they sometimes put potatoes, cereals, even dried fruits. Meatballs have long been a favorite and popular dish. Their taste, as a rule, can satisfy even the fastidious gourmet. However, it can be enhanced by the addition of various seasonings or sauces. We’ll talk about this now.
How to enhance the taste of the dish?
Garlic, onion, salt, pepper, etc. are often used as spices. One of the best seasonings is sauce. Most often this is gravy. Sometimes it is cooked at the same time as the main course. There are many gravy for meatballs and meatballs. Below we consider some of them. Do not ignore this type of seasoning, as gravy can enhance the taste of your meatballs, giving them a special flavor.
Sauce Recipe
Finely chop two onions and fry in a pan. Grate a couple of carrots and add there. Put a spoonful of flour and a pinch of sugar, pour in tomato paste or juice. Stir well. When the tomato paste has dissolved, add the cream (150 g). Stir again, pour in water. When the sauce for meatballs begins to boil, add spices. Water can be added as it evaporates. Then put the meatballs in the pan and fry them in the finished sauce. Note that if you remove or add any component, your dish will have a completely different taste.
Meatballs with Gravy
This time, we’ll not just talk about how to prepare gravy for meatballs, but also study one recipe for the main dish. Its peculiarity is that the sauce is prepared simultaneously with meatballs. So, half a kilo of any meat scroll with onions. You can add an egg if you wish. Knead everything thoroughly and shape the products with your hands. It is advisable to roll raw meatballs in flour so that they do not fall apart during cooking. After laying in a pre-heated pan, fry for three to five minutes on each side. Covering is contraindicated, otherwise they will fall apart. After this, pour boiling water, add a little seasoning and simmer for ten to fifteen minutes over medium heat. Now preparing the gravy for meatballs. In half a glass of water (preferably warm), dilute a tablespoon of sour cream and, stirring, add Art. a spoonful of flour. Knead thoroughly so that no lumps appear. So the gravy is ready for meatballs. Pour it into the pan, cover and shake it to mix. Simmer another fifteen minutes over low heat.
As gravy, tomato sauce is often used . It gives a special flavor to meatballs. Melt 50 grams of butter in a pan and add 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour. Mix thoroughly so that no lumps appear. After removing this mixture from the heat, pour in 400 grams of sour cream and place it on the stove again. When it boils, add flour pre-fried in butter and mix. When you get a homogeneous mass, add a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste. Ready sauce should have an orange color.