Quick & Budget-Friendly Meatballs with Rice and Gravy

A simple, tasty and satisfying dish for every day! Meatballs with rice and gravy are a very quick and budget-friendly way to feed your family. Fresh vegetables and herbs are suitable as a side dish. After all, the meatballs already contain rice. But they also go great with mashed potatoes.
cook time: 1h 20 min
Ivy Ramsay
Quick & Budget-Friendly Meatballs with Rice and Gravy

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

168
Calories
12g
Fat
9g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Minced meat 600 g
Rice 150 g
Onion 1 pc
Eggs 1 pc
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Gravy:

Meat broth 1 l
Tomato sauce 80 g
Wheat flour 50 g
Onion 1 pc
Carrot 1 pc
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Bay leaf 2 pc
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make meatballs with rice and gravy? Very simple! To begin, prepare the ingredients according to the list. You can use any minced meat: pork, beef, or a mixture of pork and beef, like mine. In addition to salt and pepper, you can add your own spices to taste.

Step 2

Step 2
Rinse the rice thoroughly. Boil in boiling salted water until half cooked for about 10 minutes, remembering to stir occasionally. Then drain the rice into a sieve and cool.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the onion and cut into small cubes. If you or your children do not like onions in dishes, you can omit them altogether.

Step 4

Step 4
In a bowl, combine minced meat, onion, egg, salt and pepper. Knead the minced meat thoroughly with your hands until smooth. If you wish, you can add a clove of garlic passed through a press to the minced meat.

Step 5

Step 5
Form the minced meat into even round meatballs slightly larger than a walnut.

Step 6

Step 6
Now prepare the ingredients for the gravy. You can replace the broth with plain water. In addition to meat, vegetable or chicken broth is suitable. You can replace tomato sauce with ketchup, tomato paste or chopped fresh tomatoes.

Step 7

Step 7
Wash the carrots, peel and grate on a coarse grater.

Step 8

Step 8
Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

Step 9

Step 9
Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat.

Step 10

Step 10
Add the onions and carrots and fry, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.

Step 11

Step 11
Add flour and cook, stirring, for another 1 minute. If you want the gravy to be thinner, add less flour or more broth.

Step 12

Step 12
Add tomato sauce and stir. Cook for another 1 minute.

Step 13

Step 13
While stirring constantly, pour in the hot meat broth.

Step 14

Step 14
Season the gravy with salt and pepper, add bay leaves and bring to a boil.

Step 15

Step 15
Place the prepared meatballs into the gravy. Bring everything back to a boil and reduce heat to low.

Step 16

Step 16
Simmer the meatballs covered for 20-25 minutes until cooked. Bon appetit!

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