3 recipes for meatballs from minced meat with rice - in the oven, in a slow cooker and in a pan

Hello! Today I will share 3 recipes for meatballs from minced meat with rice. They can be cooked both in the oven and in a pan, as well as make a diet dish for a couple in a slow cooker. In this collection you will find all of the options listed.

On a note. To cook meatballs, you can take pork, beef or poultry (chicken, turkey). But the most delicious dish is obtained from mixed minced meat.

Oven meatballs in sour cream sauce

• Cooking time: 1 hour.
• Servings Per Container: 5-7.

Meatballs are usually cooked and served in a thick sauce. It is made on the basis of vegetables, tomato paste, dairy products, shade the taste with herbs, garlic, mustard. I will talk about a dish in sour cream gravy, which I bake in the oven.

Ingredients:

• ground beef - 500 g;
• minced pork - 500 g;
• rice - 250 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• flour - 3-4 tbsp. l for breading + 2 tbsp. l in gravy;
• sour cream - 350 g;
• water - 550 ml;
• greens - a bunch;
• curry, paprika - 1⁄2 tsp;
• refined oil - for frying;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

On a note. To cut meatballs, unlike cutlets, it is possible only in flour. The best option is rice, but if not, take wheat.

How to cook a dish:

1. I sort and wash the rice, boil in salted water over medium heat for 15 minutes. It is not necessary to bring the cereal to readiness. Then I drain the liquid, let the grains cool.
2. Finely chop the onion, crush garlic cloves in the press. You can use a meat grinder.
3. I mix the prepared ingredients with pork and ground beef, drive an egg, salt, pepper, knead until smooth.
4. I form small balls from the mass at the rate of 2-3 pcs. per serving.
5. I roll the blanks in flour, fry in vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes on each side. I make the fire medium.
6. I spread the portions in a form with high sides, and in the same fat where they were fried, let the remaining flour on a quiet fire until golden, stirring constantly.
7. After a few minutes I introduce sour cream, curry and paprika, slightly add salt and pour in water, intensify heating to medium.
8. Stirring, bring the gravy to a boil, then pour it on meatballs.
9. Sending bake at 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes. When serving, sprinkle with chopped herbs.

Tip. If the dish seems a little fresh, add 2-3 tbsp to the sour cream gravy. l mustard sauce.

Meatballs in the pan

• Cooking time: 40 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 7-8.

This is a recipe for lovers of fried crust on meat dishes. A hot tomato sauce with garlic and aromatic greens will complement the roast meatballs. I recommend to try!

Ingredients:

• minced meat - 1 kg;
• rice - 250 g;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• flour - 2 tbsp. l .;
• onion - 2 pcs.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• Bulgarian red pepper - 2 fruits;
• hot pepper - half the pod (if you have a powder seasoning, then 1⁄2 tsp);
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• large tomatoes - 3 pcs. (4 tbsp. l. tomato paste can be replaced);
• water - 1 cup;
• cilantro, basil - in half a bunch;
• salt, spices - to taste;
• vegetable oil - for frying.

Tip. To cook meatballs in a pan, it is better to take ground beef - this meat is denser than pork or poultry, and meat balls will not fall apart when stewed in a liquid sauce.

Sequencing:

1. I boil the rice, not making it ready, for 10-15 minutes. Cool by spreading on a plate or placing in a colander.
2. Add the cereal to the minced meat, introduce the egg, finely chopped onion, salt and spices. I mix until smooth, form balls, about 14-16 pieces. They should all fit in a pan, so focus on its size.
3. I roll meatballs in flour and fry in vegetable oil for 5 minutes on each side. I set the fire to medium. Servings can be removed when they are covered with a uniform crust.
4. In the same pan I let the second onion cut in half rings, chopped in the same way Bulgarian and hot pepper, crushed garlic. A few minutes later, when they become soft, I introduce carrots grated on a coarse grater.
5. I fry the mixture for a quarter of an hour, and then put the diced tomatoes, wait until the juice evaporates from them, then pour in the water. If you have tomato paste, add it to the roast, pre-mixed with water.
6. I wait for the gravy to boil, and then gently distribute the meatballs in the pan. I close the lid and the carcass for 15 minutes at low heat.
7. During this time, cut the greens and put it in the dish. I languish for another 5-10 minutes in a closed pan and turn off the burner.

This dish is quite spicy and spicy due to hot pepper and herbs. You can adjust the amount of these components to your liking.

Steaming recipe in a slow cooker

• Cooking time: 50 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 3-4.

If you want to make a diet dish, take chicken breast for minced meat. The meatballs come out a little dry, but the situation will help fix your favorite sauce. And you can also exclude an egg from the composition - it is needed for a better “hitch” so that the meat balls do not fall apart, but there is enough gluten in the rice, which will help them keep their shape.

Ingredients:

• minced meat - 500 g;
• rice - 120 g;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• onion - 1 small head;
• salt, pepper - to taste;
• vegetable oil - to lubricate the form.

On a note. Steaming meatballs is optional, but you can roll them in a little flour before spreading them on a wire rack.

How to cook a dish:

1. I cook the washed rice until cooked for 20-25 minutes, then strain it from the liquid and let cool.
2. I cut the onion into small cubes, the smaller the better.
3. I combine the minced meat with the prepared ingredients, beat the egg, add spices and salt. Mix until smooth.
4. I make 6-8 round billets, I have them in a special form for steaming.I do not forget to grease it with oil, otherwise the meatballs will stick.
5. I pour water into the bowl of the multicooker (it’s better already hot), set the container with meat balls, turn on the “Steamed” mode and cook for 30 minutes with the appliance lid closed.

Now it remains to decide which sauce to serve with the dish. I propose to make mushroom. Boil champignons, mushrooms or oyster mushrooms, finely chop, and then place in a pan, where the flour is already a little toasted without adding fat (2-3 tbsp. L.). Pour in water, milk, cream or diluted sour cream. Salt, season to taste and boil over medium heat, stirring regularly, for 10 minutes. The resulting gravy complement the steam meatballs, it will be very tasty!