Meat “hedgehogs” with rice is a very tasty and satisfying second dish that is prepared quickly and simply, and therefore is very popular in everyday life. There is no need to serve a side dish to the “hedgehogs”, since rice is already included in their composition
For their preparation, beef, pork, and combined minced meat from different types of meat are suitable, depending on personal taste. Some housewives add chicken meat to ground beef or make "hedgehogs" from one chicken or turkey.
Rice can be taken as long-grain or round. Some cooks prefer brown rice. It is also believed that with long rice, meatballs are more like prickly "hedgehogs."
To cook meat "hedgehogs", the meat should be cut into pieces and mince and grind at the same time. Add egg, pepper and salt, mix. An egg is needed so that the meatballs do not fall apart. You can put finely chopped celery stalks in the minced meat.
Rice should be washed, put on a fire and cook until boiling. Then put in a colander to glass the water, and cool. After that, combine rice with minced meat and mix well. Various spices and tomato paste can be added as desired.
Roll the balls from the prepared meat and roll them in flour. Place the meat "hedgehogs" in a pan and lightly fry on all sides in butter.
Place the fried meatballs in a saucepan, pour meat broth and put in the oven for 15 minutes.
Many housewives cook meat "hedgehogs" in sauce. To do this, chop onion, bell pepper, grate carrots on a coarse grater, put it all in a saucepan and lightly fry with vegetable oil. Add tomato, water, spices and bring to a boil.
Then put “hedgehogs” in a stewpan with boiling sauce, while there should be enough water to cover them. Simmer until tender over low heat. Ready meatballs served with chopped herbs.
You can cook "hedgehogs" meat in tomato and sour cream sauce. Thanks to sour cream, the dish becomes juicy, tender and tasty. To do this, place lightly fried meatballs in a saucepan or deep pan. Mix sour cream with tomato paste and a small amount of water, pour “hedgehogs" with this sauce. If necessary, add water and place in the oven for half an hour. Meat "hedgehogs can be served with vegetables and herbs.
You can cook "hedgehogs" in sour cream in another way. Put the raw meatballs in a stewpan, add water or broth, cover and put in the oven. At this time, you need to make a sauce of flour, broth and sour cream. In a frying pan, bake flour without oil until slightly golden. Then pour the broth or water, mix thoroughly so that there are no lumps, add sour cream, sugar and salt. Once again, stir well, put on the stove, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Pour the sauce into a stewpan with “hedgehogs” when almost the entire broth in which they are stewed evaporates. Strain for 5-7 minutes.
For 0.5 kg of minced meat, you need two medium-sized white onions, a glass of rice, a chicken egg, and spices to taste. For the sauce you need to take 200 grams of sour cream, 3 tablespoons of tomato paste, salt and water. You can add basil, parsley or dill to the sauce.