Meatballs are popularly called "pills from hunger." The composition contains minced meat, cereals, sometimes vegetables, so a hearty dish can be served without a side dish. I cook meatballs with rice in a pan if I need to quickly feed my family lunch or dinner.
Important points:
- Rice is better to take ordinary round-grain - it is well boiled.
- Calorie content can be controlled independently, replacing minced pork with beef or chicken.
- Cooking time: 1 hour.
- Servings Per Container: 6.
- Level of difficulty: simple.
Ingredients for meatballs:
- minced pork - 500 g;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- rice - ½ tbsp .;
- salt and pepper - to taste;
- odorless vegetable oil - for frying.
Ingredients for Sour Cream Sauce:
- water - 300 ml;
- flour - 30 g;
- sour cream - 3 tbsp. l .;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Note. Sour cream can be used of any fat content, but when choosing a product, consider the total calorie content of the dish. So, 3 tbsp. l 25% sour cream contains 80 kcal more than the same amount of 10%.
How to cook meatballs with rice in a pan with gravy:
- Boil the rice groats in water until half cooked for 15 minutes.
- Grind carrots on a grater, chop the onion into cubes.
- Fry vegetables in a pan with the addition of vegetable oil over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
- Combine minced meat, rice, onions and carrots. Salt and pepper.
- Drive an egg into the meat mass and mix thoroughly.
- Form balls with a diameter of 5-7 cm. Fry in a small amount of vegetable oil until browning for 3-4 minutes. on each side over medium heat.
- For the sauce in a separate bowl, combine water and sour cream, season with spices, add flour. Mix thoroughly with a whisk until smooth - there should be no lumps.
- Pour the meatballs with the sauce, cover the pan with a lid, simmer over low heat for 25-30 minutes.
Sour cream gravy will give the meat balls a pleasant creamy taste, and their delicate texture will appeal not only to adults, but also to children.Serving meatballs to the table is better as warm as an independent dish.
Meatballs with rice in a pan - a quick recipe
Ingredients
- 500 g. Minced pork
- 1 PC. Egg
- 1 PC. Onion
- 1 PC. Carrot
- 1/2 Art. Rice
- taste Salt and pepper
- for frying Odorless vegetable oil
- Ingredients for Sour Cream Sauce:
- 300 ml Water
- 30 g. Flour
- 3 tbsp Sour cream
- taste Salt and pepper
Step-by-step instruction
- Boil the rice groats in water until half cooked for 15 minutes.
- Grind carrots on a grater, chop the onion into cubes.
- Fry vegetables in a pan with the addition of vegetable oil over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
- Combine minced meat, rice, onions and carrots. Salt and pepper.
- Drive an egg into the meat mass and mix thoroughly.
- Form balls with a diameter of 5-7 cm. Fry in a small amount of vegetable oil until browning for 3-4 minutes. on each side over medium heat.
- For the sauce in a separate bowl, combine water and sour cream, season with spices, add flour. Mix thoroughly with a whisk until smooth - there should be no lumps.
- Pour the meatballs with the sauce, cover the pan with a lid, simmer over low heat for 25-30 minutes.
