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Meatballs with Rice “Hedgehogs”

by Editorial Staff

These are my meatballs today. Juicy aromatic, covered with a golden-brown crust. The meatballs just ask to be eaten.

Cook: 1 hour
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Instructions

Prepare food.
Rinse the rice well, pour over the rice with cold water, and bring to a boil. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Put the rice on a sieve, but do not rinse! Cool down.
Peel the onion, wash and chop finely.
Put the minced meat and onion in a bowl, season with salt and pepper. Mix well. Add rice and 1 tablespoon to the minced meat. a spoonful of tomato paste. Mix well with wet hands, you can beat it off by throwing the minced meat into a bowl a couple of times.
Grease a baking dish or frying pan without a handle with sour cream. Roll the minced meat with rice into balls about 5 cm in diameter. Put the meatballs into the mold.
To make a sauce, this mix sour cream, tomato paste (1-1.5 tablespoons), salt, pepper, and a little water (0.5 cups). Pour the meatballs well with the sauce.
Put the dish with meatballs in the oven. Bake meatballs at 180-200 ° C until lightly golden brown, about 30-40 minutes.

Meatballs with Hedgehog rice are ready. Enjoy your meal!

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