Let's cook delicious hedgehog meatballs in tomato-sour cream sauce: simple, fast, easy

No one will ever forget the magical taste of hedgehog meatballs in tomato-sour cream sauce.

Those who have once tried this culinary miracle, return it to their dinner table again and again.

This is also facilitated by the fact that these meatballs are easy, simple and quick to prepare.

The recipe was shared by the expert of the online publication Belnovosti in the field of cooking, chef Yulia Arkhipova .

According to her, you will need the following ingredients:

– beef (400 grams);
– pork (350 grams);
- one egg;
– long grain rice in dry form (100 grams);
– two medium onions;
– one medium-sized carrot;
– two or three cloves of garlic;
– a teaspoon of salt;
– vegetable oil (50 grams);
– pepper (to taste).

For the sauce you will need 150 grams of sour cream (15%), tomato paste (3 tablespoons), tomato juice (50 ml).

You will also need flour (tablespoon), butter (40 grams), salt (to taste) and spices (half a teaspoon).

Preparation

First, peel and finely chop the onion, grate the carrots, and press the garlic.

Boil the rice in boiling water (3-4 minutes).

Fry half of the onion in a frying pan with vegetable oil (until golden brown). Process – 3-4 minutes.

Add carrots to the onion and cook for a few more minutes (they should become soft).

While all this goodness is being prepared, put the meat and onion through a meat grinder.

Add a teaspoon of salt, an egg and pepper (to taste) to the boiled rice. Mix it all well.

Next, combine the minced meat, rice and fried vegetables. Mix thoroughly – all components should be evenly distributed.

Then form small balls from the minced meat and roll them in flour.

Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil and fry the meatballs until golden brown on all sides.

After this, add a little water to the pan, cover with a lid and simmer over low heat for 25-30 minutes.

Next, drain the broth from the pan – you can do this into a separate container or directly onto a plate if you want meatballs with broth.

The next step is to prepare the sauce. Return the broth to the pan and add sour cream, tomato paste, flour, tomato juice and salt.

Mix thoroughly and bring the sauce to a boil. Then add the meatballs and simmer for another 2-3 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat.