Juicy Cabbage and Rice Meatballs

Inexpensive, but very juicy, appetizing and tender! Meatballs with cabbage, minced meat and rice turn out delicious! A great lunch dish that everyone in the family will love! You can serve with sour cream and any side dish.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Nora Vaughn
Juicy Cabbage and Rice Meatballs

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

239
Calories
18g
Fat
13g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

For the meatballs:

Minced meat 750 g
Cabbage 400 g
Rice 1 cup
Carrot 1 pc
Bulb onions 1 pc
Chicken eggs 1 pc
Nutmeg to taste
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp

For the gravy:

Nutmeg to taste
Salt to taste
Sour cream 200 g
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Thyme, thyme to taste
Peppercorns to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make meatballs with cabbage? Prepare ingredients for cooking. Wash and peel the vegetables. You can buy ready-made minced meat or prepare mixed minced meat at home — pork and beef. Remove the top leaves from the cabbage.

Step 2

Step 2
Finely chop the cabbage and peeled onions.

Step 3

Step 3
Grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

Step 4

Step 4
Heat a little vegetable oil in a frying pan and simmer the vegetables over medium heat until half cooked.

Step 5

Step 5
After the water has boiled, cook thoroughly washed rice for 7-8 minutes, without rinsing, discard in a colander, and let the water drain. Let it cool down.

Step 6

Step 6
Make minced meat. Add an egg, salt, a pinch of nutmeg to it, mix everything well.

Step 7

Step 7
In a large deep container, thoroughly mix the cooled rice, stewed vegetables, minced meat until smooth, and beat it against the walls of the container. After this, the minced meat binds well.

Step 8

Step 8
With wet hands, form balls — future meatballs.

Step 9

Step 9
Fry the meatballs on both sides until their sides are browned. If the pan is large and deep, use it. But I couldn’t fit all the meatballs into one layer; there were a lot of them. In this case, take a cauldron or a duck pot and fill the meatballs halfway with water.

Step 10

Step 10
Let the contents of the cauldron boil, add tomato, spices, pepper and salt.

Step 11

Step 11
Simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, add sour cream to the sauce and cook the dish for another 10 minutes.

Step 12

Step 12
This is what the finished meatballs look like. Bon appetit!

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