Meatballs in sauce are a very popular dish in many countries of the world. As we know, these are balls about the size of a walnut from meat, chicken, turkey or fish minced meat, boiled in broth or fried.
How to cook meatballs?
How to cook meatballs in sauce? Of course, first you need to cook yourself meatballs. Then, make the sauce and pour the balls. You can, for example, cook meatballs in tomato sauce - it's a very tasty and satisfying dish. A good tomato paste without preservatives contains a lot of nutrients. Some people mistakenly believe that meatballs can be stewed in sauce. However, it can be without heat treatment. Usually sauces are cooked separately from the main dish, and then they only pour the ready-made food.
About meatballs with gravy
The gravy is a semi-liquid (sometimes relatively dense) substance that has undergone a thermal treatment. Therefore, the speech in this case can go about how to prepare meatballs with gravy. This is quite simple: first we cook meatballs, then we cook the gravy in a frying pan and we put out the meatballs in it - it's also very tasty. Meat is well (deeply) impregnated with juices and aromas of gravy. With this method of cooking, you can only lightly grill the meatballs in a gentle manner. Until their readiness is complete, they will come to their senses, already blotting out in the sauce.
Meatballs with tomato sauce
So, meatballs in tomato sauce. The recipe is simple and fast.
Ingredients:
For meatballs:
- 600 g of low-fat beef;
- 1 onion;
- a few sprigs of dill;
- 1 chicken egg;
- 1-2 tablespoons of wheat flour high-grade;
- ground black pepper.
For sauce:
- 2-5 tablespoons of tomato paste;
- 60 ml of white wine (table wine, you can also use vermouth);
- juice of one lemon;
- 2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil;
- 2 cloves garlic;
- ground red pepper.
Preparation
We pass the meat through the meat grinder along with the peeled onions and dill. Add flour, chicken egg, pepper and salted. Minced meat thoroughly mix and knock out (on the table or work board). We form meatball balls from meat. We boil them in boiling water after a 3-5 minute float. We take out the noise. Better yet, boil the meatballs for a couple. Spread on a serving dish and prepare the sauce.
Tomato sauce
We put garlic through a manual press. Mix all the ingredients of the sauce. We water them meatballs and make out greens. To meatballs, you can serve almost any garnish (rice, potatoes, legumes, buckwheat, etc.).
Meatballs with gravy
And here is a recipe for meatballs with gravy. Usually they cook with tomato, and we for variety - with a spicy sauce of curries. Meatballs do the same as in the above recipe. Of course, you can use not only beef, but also any other meat, that is, pork, lamb, veal, etc.
Ingredients:
- 100 ml of white wine (vermouth, madera and sherry are suitable);
- 2-4 tablespoons of olive oil (or sunflower without a pronounced smell);
- 1-2 tablespoons of ground nuts (any that you like);
- 1 tablespoon of dry ground spice curry;
- juice of 1 lemon.
Preparation
Meatballs are prepared as in the recipe given above. We heat the oil in a frying pan, mix the ground nuts, spices, lemon juice and wine. Minute we cook and put meatballs here. We extinguish all this under the lid on low heat, sometimes turning over, for about 8-16 minutes. We extract the ready-made meatballs with a noise. Add the remaining garlic in the frying pan and squeeze the meatballs. We make out greens and we submit to a table. Also in the sauce sometimes add 2-3 tablespoons of natural milk cream - it will be even more delicious. Meatballs can be prepared with other sauces - experiment, try and enjoy.