Should rice be cooked for meatballs: there is only one correct answer

11.12.2023 19:11
Updated: 13.12.2023 08:57

It is difficult to imagine meatballs that do not use rice in the preparation process.

But what kind of cereal should be added to the other ingredients – dry or boiled?

The answer is actually simple: Since the meatballs take relatively little time to cook, the rice may not have time to reach the done state during that time.

If this happens, the rice grains will crunch unpleasantly on your teeth, and do you need that?

Therefore, in order not to spoil dinner, it is worth boiling the rice beforehand.

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To do this, soak the washed grain in cold water. As a result, all the garbage that you did not get rid of earlier will float to the surface.

There are two options for further developments: you can boil the rice until it is ready or until it is almost ready.

In the second case, the cooking time is about 15 minutes, during which you can get rid of the excess hardness. Important condition: after the specified time, do not remove the lid from the pan with rice for a few more minutes.

Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources