Meatballs with rice is a dish that has been familiar to everyone since childhood. Despite all the simplicity of cooking, even with this culinary creation you can surprise the household. Just add a few ingredients and show a little creativity. Even children who are the most fastidious eaters will be delighted with such a dish. So, let's talk about how to cook meatballs with rice.
Meatballs in milk sauce
The name sounds very unusual, but the taste of this dish is amazing. To prepare it, you will need 250 grams of minced meat, 100 grams of boiled rice, 50 grams of margarine, one egg, a glass of fresh milk, one onion, a small spoonful of flour, a spoonful of vegetable oil , spices and fresh parsley. Cooking meatballs with rice as follows. Minced meat is mixed with rice, which should be slightly cooked. Finely chop the onion and lightly fry. We spread it to the minced meat. We drive in an egg there and pour spices and salt. All mix well. In a stewpan, melt the margarine and fry the flour. After this, pour the milk and mix thoroughly so that there are no lumps left. Cook for about 5 minutes. We make balls of minced meat, roll in flour and fry on each side. Then pour meatballs with rice sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve on the table with a side dish.
Meatballs in vegetable sauce
We take 500 grams of minced meat, 100 grams of rice, salt, pepper, two onions, eggplant, two sweet peppers, zucchini, 3 tomatoes, a spoonful of tomato paste and starch, herbs, sugar and vegetable oil. Boil the rice beforehand, but leave it slightly moist. Mix it with minced meat and onion, which we cut very finely. Now we make meatballs in the form of small balls. All vegetables are peeled and cut into medium-sized cubes. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions first, and then the remaining vegetables. Add tomato paste to this mixture, starch and pour water. When the sauce boils, remove it from the heat. Pour part of the sauce into the pan, and then put the meatballs. Pour all the remaining sauce. We put meatballs with rice on the fire and simmer until cooked. At the end, chopped garlic can be added to add spice to the sauce. If there is little fluid, add water or broth.
Fish Meatballs
And now the recipe for cooking meatballs with fish rice. To do this, you need to take 250 grams of any fish fillet, 30 grams of rice, one egg, one carrot and onion, two tablespoons of tomato sauce, butter, flour and spices. Peel and cut vegetables into thin strips. We wash and dry the fish fillet. After that, cut it into pieces. Pass the fillet through a meat grinder. Boil the rice until half cooked, rinse so that it is crisp, and add to the minced fish. We drive in the same egg. The whole mass of pepper and salt, and then mix. We form meatballs with rice and roll in flour. So that the stuffing does not pester your hands, you need to moisten them with water. Fry meatballs in a pan and pour tomato sauce with water. Simmer for about 20 minutes over low heat with the lid closed. For cooking, you can use minced meat from various types of meat (beef, pork, chicken). As a side dish, pasta or potatoes are suitable.