Meatballs are a versatile dish that exists in many cuisines around the world. Juicy minced balls go well with any side dish. And due to the fact that they can be prepared in various ways, they never get bored.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Today I will tell you how to make delicious meatballs, in which I will add cheese and nuts instead of rice. But first, I want to share some of the secrets of cooking.
- Firstly, it is better to use fresh meat, not frozen. Twist the minced meat yourself, and do not buy it ready-made.
- Secondly, any nuts will do. In addition, if they are pre-fried, then the dish will be tastier, but at the same time more high-calorie. Consider this point.
- Thirdly, you need to put some kind of binder in the minced meat so that the meatballs do not disintegrate. This can be: starch, flour, eggs, mashed potatoes, cheese. You need to stir the mass with your hands, passing the minced meat between your fingers. Then it will be more homogeneous.
- The fourth tip is to form balls with your hands dipped in water so that the minced meat does not stick.
- The fifth nuance - in the summer season, when vegetables are sold at an affordable price, you can stew the dish in tomato puree. In addition to being healthier, it is also much tastier.
- It is advisable to stew meatballs in a wide bowl with high sides so that they can be put in one layer. Then they are better prepared. You can bake meatballs in the oven, on the stove, or in a modern kitchen "gadget" multicooker. You can also make them dietary and steam them in a double boiler or use the "grandmother's method", a saucepan of boiling water and a colander.
Considering all the above recommendations, you will not have any difficulties in preparing this dish. It should be served hot with any side dish. Alternatively, it will be delicious to boil crumbly rice, mashed potatoes or any cereals.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 184 kcal.
- Servings - 23-25 pcs.
- Cooking time - 1 hour
Ingredients:
- Any meat - 700 g
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Walnuts - 50 g
- Hard cheese - 100 g
- Garlic - 3 cloves
- Eggs - 2 pcs.
- Ground crackers - 100 g
- Dry white wine - 200 ml
- Refined vegetable oil - for frying
- Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
- Ground black pepper - 1/3 tsp or to taste
- Bay leaf - 3 pcs.
- Allspice peas - 3 pcs.
- Ground sweet paprika - 1 tsp
Cooking meatballs with cheese and nuts
1. Peel and wash onions and garlic: cut onion into quarters into rings, garlic - pass through a press. Grate the cheese on a medium grater.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet and add onion. Saute it over medium heat until transparent.
3. Peel the walnuts and finely grind them with a kitchen hammer.
4. In a meat grinder, pass the washed meat, from which first remove the film and veins.
5. In a deep bowl, combine all the products: twisted minced meat, sautéed onions, squeezed garlic, crushed nuts and grated cheese. Also add ground crackers, beat in eggs, season with salt and pepper.
6. Stir the minced meat well until smooth so that the ingredients are evenly distributed.
7. Shape the meatballs into medium-sized meatballs so that they are about 5 cm in diameter.
8. Fry meatballs in a hot skillet with vegetable oil.
9. Cook them on both sides over medium heat until they are golden brown.
10. In another larger frying pan, pour wine, tomato paste, bay leaves, peppercorns, salt, ground pepper and any spices. Mix the products well and boil for 5-7 minutes.
eleven. Place the fried meat balls in the tomato sauce.
12. Boil, close the lid, make the lowest heat and simmer for 40 minutes.
13. Serve fragrant spicy meatballs with any side dish and sauce in which they were cooked.
See also a video recipe on how to cook cutlets with cheese and nuts.
