Stuffed meatballs with rice can be a complete dish, and the perfect complement to any side dish. There are a wide variety of recipes: meat balls are baked in the oven, stewed in a slow cooker, on the stove, steamed.

Classic meatballs with rice

To cook meatballs according to a traditional recipe, take beef and pork in equal amounts and scroll them through a meat grinder. A simpler option is to purchase the stuffing in the store.

Products that are needed:

  • minced meat - 600 g;
  • rice - 1 tbsp .;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • sour cream - 150 - 200 g;
  • flour - a pair of spoons;
  • salt - according to taste preferences;
  • boiled water - a couple of spoons;
  • oil - for frying;
  • ground pepper.

Stages of the culinary process:

  1. Rice is boiled for about 8 minutes, not until cooked. Cool down.
  2. Stuffing the minced meat, send a raw egg to it, rice. Chop one onion (it is convenient to use a grater for this), garlic is passed through a press.
  3. Combine with meat mass. Salt, pour pepper, again carefully mix.
  4. Form balls from minced meat. Fry them until they are rosy, pre-roll in flour.
  5. The remaining onion is cut into small pieces, rubbed carrots coarsely and mixed in a separate plate. Attach sour cream, slightly diluted with water. Slightly salt the sauce, season with spices.
  6. Place meatballs in a deep pan / pan and cover with sauce. Stew for 20 minutes under a closed lid.

Meatballs sprinkled with herbs, combine with any side dish, with light or hearty salads.

In tomato sauce in a pan

The meat balls will turn out very tasty if you put them out with tomato sauce.

Ingredients required:

  • minced meat - 800 g;
  • rice - 1 tbsp .;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • tomato paste - 3-4 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • oil, salt, seasonings, water, flour.

Phased creation of a dish:

  1. Boil the rice, not making it ready, for about 10 minutes. Cool down.
  2. Stuffing stuffing, pre-adding rice, chopped onion, egg, salt, seasonings.
  3. They mold the balls and roll them in flour, fry them in a pan until a crust appears. Remove from heat.
  4. Coarse-grated carrots with finely chopped onions are fried in another pan until they have a golden hue.
  5. To vegetables send tomato paste, squeezed garlic, spices (you can add dried basil). Pour half a glass of water. Salt. Tomato gravy is cooked for 12 minutes over low heat.
  6. The pan with meatballs again put on a small fire. Pour the meat balls with tomato sauce. Stew for 20 minutes under the lid.

Hot meatballs are decorated with parsley leaves.

The basis for gravy can serve not only tomato paste. Fresh tomatoes and tomato juice will do.

With mushrooms

Another option is meatballs from minced chicken (turkey mince is also suitable) with mushrooms. In addition to rice, champignons are sent to the minced meat.

 

List of ingredients:

  • chicken fillet - 600 g;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • champignons - 300 g;
  • rice - 2/3 st .;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • hard cheese - 70 g;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • sour cream - 4 - 5 tbsp. l .;
  • tomato paste - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • salt, chopped herbs, spices.

Stages of the culinary process:

  1. Rice is cooked for about 12 minutes. Cool down.
  2. Mushrooms are ground in a blender. Finely rub the cheese.
  3. Pieces of chicken and onion are passed through a meat grinder. Attached to them is squeezed garlic, an egg. There they put rice, herbs, mushrooms, cheese. Thoroughly knead, pre-salted, seasoned with spices.
  4. In another bowl, combine sour cream, tomato paste. Dilute with water (about 100 ml). The sauce is slightly salted, pepper.
  5. The heat-resistant form is covered with baking paper or oil is used.
  6. Formed balls are laid out in a mold. Pour the sauce. The container is closed with a lid (foil) and kept in the oven for 1 hour at 180 ° C.

How to cook ground beef

If you cook minced beef, meatballs will turn out less greasy. The meat will be juicy thanks to the gravy.

Grocery list:

  • minced meat - 400 g;
  • rice - half a glass;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • fat cream - 1 tbsp .;
  • butter - 35 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • flour - 1.5 tsp;
  • broth (from any meat) - 1 tbsp .;
  • salt, seasonings;
  • oil - for frying meatballs.

Culinary process in stages:

  1. Ground beef is mixed with undercooked rice, grated onion, egg, salt, pepper. Knead.
  2. Fashioned meat balls are rolled in flour, browned in a frying pan.
  3. Put other dishes on the fire to melt the butter first. Pour flour into it, stir constantly. 15 seconds after adding the flour, the broth is poured. They give him a boil, after which they pour cream.
  4. It is kept on fire, but it is not brought to a boil. The sauce is lightly salted, seasoned with pepper.
  5. A frying pan with meatballs is put on a small fire, hot cream sauce is poured into it. Covering, stew for 20 minutes.

Cooking in a slow cooker with gravy

Stuffing meatballs with minced meat and rice with gravy in a slow cooker is as simple as on a stove.

Products:

  • minced meat - 600 g;
  • rice - 2/3 st .;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • sour cream - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • tomato paste - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • salt, spices, oil, boiled water.

Stepwise actions:

  1. To the meat and onions passed through the meat grinder (use 1 onion), an egg, raw rice, salt, seasonings are sent. Mixed.
  2. Cut the second onion, rub the carrots. Oil is poured into the multicooker bowl. Sauté the vegetables by selecting the "Frying" mode, 15 minutes.
  3. Tomato paste is mixed with vegetables, continue to fry for another 3 minutes and send sour cream to the bowl. Everything is mixed again.
  4. Meatballs are formed from minced meat, put them in a slow cooker. Pour water - it should almost completely cover the meat balls.If necessary, the resulting gravy is still a little salted, seasoned with pepper.
  5. Close the lid and simmer for 40 minutes by selecting the "Extinguishing" mode.

Delicious Fish Meatballs

You can cook meatballs not only from meat, but also from minced fish.

Products that you will need:

  • sea ​​fish (fillet) - 800 g;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • rice - 2/3 st .;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • tomato paste - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • sour cream - 4 tbsp. l .;
  • salt, spices, boiled water, oil.

 

The culinary process in steps:

  1. Rice is boiled, not bringing to readiness, 12 minutes.
  2. A fish, 1 onion is passed through a meat grinder. An egg is broken into the resulting mass, rice is transferred. Seasoned with salt, seasonings. Stir the minced meat.
  3. Form balls. Stack them in a pan, fry until they are browned.
  4. Cut the second onion, chop the carrots. Pour vegetables into the container, add tomato paste, sour cream, a little water, salt, spices to them. Sour cream sauce is mixed.
  5. Fish balls are placed in a pan, pour sauce. Stew in a sealed container for about 10 - 13 minutes.

The dish goes well with any side dish. One of the options for serving: with boiled potatoes and vegetable salad.

Fragrant and satisfying meatballs from minced meat and rice are cooked quickly and easily. Various sauces, vegetables and mushrooms will help to diversify the taste of the dish.

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