Initially, meatballs with rice were prepared only in order to increase the weight of the final product not at the expense of expensive meat, but at the expense of simple rice cereals. Over time, this trickery has been forgotten, but the recipe is roaming in the culinary books of different peoples for not the first decade already. How to cook meatballs with rice you will learn in this article.
Mixed meatballs recipe with rice
Ingredients:
For meatballs:
- lamb - 500 g;
- rice - half a century;
- egg - 1 piece;
- salt, pepper - 1 teaspoon each;
- thyme, cumin, coriander - 1 teaspoon.
For sauce:
- onions - 1 pc .;
- canned tomatoes - 800 g;
- tomato paste - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- salt, pepper - 1 teaspoon.
Preparation
Oven warm up to 180 degrees. We cut large onions in large pieces and put them in a blender together with tomatoes, pasta, salt and pepper. We judge the future sauce.
Mix lamb with rice, salt, pepper and herbs. Lightly beat the minced meat on a hard surface and divide into balls of the same size (about 4 cm in diameter). We spread the meatballs on the baking tray and pour the sauce. We put the meatballs with rice in the oven and cook for 45-60 minutes, not forgetting to turn them over periodically. That's all the meatballs in the sauce are ready!
Meatballs with rice on this recipe can be prepared in a multivarquet, selecting the "Baking" mode for the same period of time.
How to cook fish balls with rice?
Ingredients:
- cod (fillets) - 500 g;
- rice - half a century;
- milk - 1 item;
- green onions - 6 feathers;
- olive oil - 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
- parsley;
- nutmeg - 1/2 tsp.
- 1/2 lemon juice;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- flour;
- breading;
- olive oil;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation
Rice boil until cooked, washed with cold water and let completely cool. We chop the green onion and quickly fry, pour the milk. Put the pieces of fish into the milk and cook them for about 7 minutes, then transfer to a blender and crush together with rice. Season with minced nutmeg, add crushed herbs and the remains of green onions. We supplement with mince lemon juice and a couple drops of olive oil. Add 1 egg and leave the mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
The second egg whisk separately. From minced meat we form meatballs, we pour them into flour, then dip into egg and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Fry the meatballs in olive oil until golden brown and serve with aioli.
Spicy meat balls with rice
Ingredients:
- olive oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- onions - 1 pc .;
- garlic - 6 denticles;
- ground beef - 750 g;
- rice - 1 item;
- tomatoes in its own juice - 800 g;
- chili pepper - 1-2 pcs .;
- parsley;
- bread crumbs - 1/4;
- eggs - 1 piece;
- cumin - 1 teaspoon;
- salt pepper.
Preparation
In the brazier we warm up the vegetable oil, fry on it the crushed onion and garlic for about 5-7 minutes. To passekrovke add tomatoes in their own juice and knead them with a spatula. Simmer the sauce with a lid, about 15-20 minutes, or
Rice boil until cooked, according to the instructions on the package. While the groats are brewed, mix beef with chopped parsley, breadcrumbs, eggs, cumin, garlic, salt and pepper. Lightly beat off the stuffing and divide it into 16 equal-sized meatballs. Fry the meatballs to a ruddy color in a frying pan, and then transfer to the brazier with sauce and stew until cooked. Before serving, sprinkle the meatballs with fresh parsley.
You can serve the ready dish not only with pasta or potatoes, but also use for fashionable sandwiches with mitballs, placing a few meatballs in a cut baguette, with vegetables and lettuce leaves.