Meat "hedgehogs" with potatoes and cheese are well suited for a hearty and tasty dinner. It should be noted that such a dish is prepared in the oven in just 60 minutes. But before you put it in the oven, you must carefully process each component.
How to cook "hedgehogs" meat with potatoes
Essential Ingredients :
- long-grain rice - 2/3 cup;
- veal without bones and fat - 500 g;
- large onions - 3 pcs.;
- medium potatoes - 7-9 pcs.;
- iodized salt, allspice, dried dill and parsley - add at your own discretion;
- hard cheese - 160 g;
- medium-fat mayonnaise in a bag - 200 g.
Preparation of the basis for meat products
It is best to cook veal meat "hedgehogs" with potatoes and cheese, but lean pork is also suitable. First you need to wash the meat and grind it in a meat grinder along with the onion heads. After this, it is necessary to rinse and boil the long-grain rice, but not until completely soft, but to make it slightly harsh. Next, pour the cereal to the minced meat along with allspice red pepper, iodized salt, dried dill, parsley and mix everything thoroughly.
Vegetable processing
It is recommended to make meat "hedgehogs" with potatoes and cheese only from small tubers of the main vegetable. They should be washed, divided into 2 parts, salt and pepper. It is also required to grind hard cheese in a separate bowl with a fine grater.
Dish formationMeat “hedgehogs” with potatoes and cheese should be baked using a large mold. It is desirable to grease it well with butter, and then alternately lay out the minced meat, decorated in the form of small balls (with a diameter of up to 6 cm). It should be noted that the distance between the "hedgehogs" should be at least 3 cm. After all the meat products are placed on a baking sheet, you should start laying out the potatoes. Half tubers should preferably be placed between meatballs. So they are better fried and absorb the juice and the smell of meat and onions.
To make meat “hedgehogs” with potatoes more juicy, tasty and fragrant, they also need to be covered with a net of mayonnaise. To do this, the corner of the sauce bag should be slightly incised, and then distribute the contents over the dish with a thin stream. Further, it is recommended to generously sprinkle the ingredients with hard cheese. Such a hat will melt during the baking process and cover the product with a delicious brownish crust.
Heat treatment
The formed dish must be placed in the oven for exactly 60 minutes. During this short time, meat products will be baked completely, and the potatoes will become soft and slightly fried. After the dish is ready, it must be cut into pieces so that at least one “hedgehog” is included in each serving. Next, lunch should be laid out on plates with a large spatula.
How to serve to the table
Meat “hedgehogs” with potatoes are served to the table along with ketchup, herbs and wheat bread. If you wish, for this dinner you can additionally make a salad of raw vegetables and season it with olive oil.