Meatballs like in kindergarten with gravy - 5 recipes with photos step by step

Delicious tender meatballs with aromatic gravy - the most pleasant memory of kindergarten and school canteen. Of course, after juicy yeast pancakes and a lush omelet. This hearty tasty dish is great for the whole family, as both children and adults love meatballs. Here you will find 5 recipes for kindergarten-style meatballs with gravy.

Kindergarten meatballs with rice and gravy

Servings - 12

Cooking time - 1 hour.

Tender meatballs with rice are a very satisfying, uncomplicated dish. These meatballs are good for kids as they are not loaded with spices and fat. Such meatballs made from beef or veal will be very dietary and healthy.

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  First you need to do all the preparatory work. Be sure to rinse the rice, and then boil the cereals until half cooked, and also cook the minced meat if you do it yourself. Then combine the cooled rice, minced meat, eggs and salt in a deep bowl. You need to mix everything thoroughly. Chop the onion on a grater or in a blender and add to the minced meat.
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  Next, knead the minced meat well with your hands so that it is completely homogeneous and dense. After that, the minced meat must be beaten off against the countertop or bowl, do not neglect this point. Minced meat for meatballs must be dense enough.
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  Form meatballs with wet hands so that the minced meat does not stick. Then dip the balls in wheat flour to keep them from losing their shape during frying.
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  Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil, and then quickly fry the meatballs on all sides until a dense golden crust. You do not need to fry them until fully cooked.
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  Place the meatballs in a deep saucepan with a thick bottom. Combine tomato paste with clean water, add a little salt and add to a saucepan with meatballs. Turn on moderate heat and simmer the meatballs, covered for about 10 minutes.
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  While the meatballs are stewing, dilute the sour cream in half a glass of water, mix well.
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  Then add the wheat flour and whisk the mixture with a fork until smooth. Try to avoid clumps so that the gravy is completely smooth.
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  Pour the sour cream sauce into a saucepan with meatballs, mix gently and simmer the meatballs for about twenty minutes or half an hour under a closed lid.
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  The finished meatballs will have a beautiful orange gravy and a delicate texture. They can be served with mashed potatoes, rice or buckwheat, pasta.

Bon Appetit!

Delicious meatballs in a frying pan without rice

Meatballs can be cooked not only with rice, but also without it. This makes them lighter and more dietary. It also takes some time to cook rice, so you can cook meatballs without rice in a pan much faster. Try it!

Ingredients:

• Minced beef - 300 gr.
• Minced pork - 300 gr.
• Carrots (small) - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
• Sour cream - 3 tablespoons
• Water - 2 tbsp.
• Salt to taste
• Wheat flour - 1.5 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. First, peel the carrots and onions, and then rinse the roots in running water. Chop them: grated carrots, and finely chop the onion with a knife.
2. Put a frying pan with butter on the fire and put chopped root vegetables there. Saute the onions and carrots over low heat, stirring regularly.
3. When the onions are translucent, turn off the heat and let the roots cool. Then put a mixture of pork and ground beef in a deep bowl, add root vegetables, salt and an egg. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and knead into a homogeneous minced meat.
4. Then roll the minced meat into equal balls of medium, small size. Dip each meatball in flour or bread crumbs. Fry the meatballs in the same pan where you cooked the carrots and onions. Get the meatballs golden brown.
5. In a bowl, combine sour cream, salt, water, tomato paste and beat well with a fork or whisk. Then add flour and beat again, breaking the lumps until the mixture is completely homogeneous.
6. Pour the sauce into a frying pan with meatballs, cover the pan with meatballs with a lid and simmer them for half an hour until cooked. Serve ready-made meatballs with any side dish to taste.

A simple recipe for meatballs with aromatic gravy in the oven

Delicate fragrant meatballs with gravy turn out to be just fine if you cook them in the oven. It takes a little longer than cooking meatballs in a pan, but the result exceeds all expectations. Be sure to try this recipe and you will love it!

Ingredients:

• Minced meat - 600 gr.
• Medium carrots - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
• Sour cream - 3 tablespoons
• Water - 2 tbsp.
• Salt to taste
• Wheat flour - 1.5 tablespoons

Cooking process:

1. Combine the minced meat and egg in a deep bowl. Then peel the onions and carrots and chop them on a medium grater. Add root vegetables to a bowl of minced meat, salt and mix thoroughly.
2. Knead the minced meat thoroughly until smooth. Then be sure to beat the minced meat on the cutting board or bowl where you mixed it. Then start shaping the meatballs.
3. Form small neat meatballs with wet hands. You do not need to roll them in flour, but simply fold them neatly into a deep baking dish - glass or non-stick.
4. Dissolve the tomato paste, sour cream, water and salt in a bowl. Stir the ingredients well with a fork or whisk, then gently add the wheat flour to the mixture. Whisk the sauce thoroughly until smooth, and then pour into the dish with meatballs.
5. Turn on the oven and set the temperature to 150-170 degrees. When the oven warms up, place a dish with meatballs there and cook for an hour.
6. While the meatballs are baking, prepare a side dish. Boil rice or pasta, then serve in portions of tender meatballs with garnish and gravy. For beauty, you can sprinkle each portion with fresh herbs.

Chicken meatballs with mushroom sauce

Chicken meatballs are the most dietary and mouth-watering dish you can think of. Meatballs with tender mushroom-based gravy will definitely please your taste. Don't waste your time and prepare a hearty appetizing chicken lunch!

Ingredients:

• Minced chicken - 500 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Champignons - 300 gr.
• Table salt - to taste
• Wheat flour - 1 tablespoon
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Ground pepper - to taste

Cooking process:

1. Try to choose the least fatty mince without adding lard. Ideally, make your own minced chicken without adding fat and chicken skin. Season the meat with salt and pepper, beat in an egg.
2. Then peel and grind the onion on a grater, and wash the mushrooms and chop finely. Add some of the mushrooms and onions to the minced chicken, mix everything thoroughly.
3. Put the other part of the chopped champignons in a frying pan with vegetable oil and lightly fry, stirring. While the mushrooms are cooking, shape the minced meat into balls and lightly coat them in flour.
4. Put the minced meat balls in a pan with fried mushrooms and fry a little together with the mushrooms.At the same time, mix boiling water with a bouillon cube or loose dry broth, add flour there and shake well. The liquid should be completely free of lumps.
5. Pour the future gravy into a skillet with meatballs and mushrooms and simmer the dish over low heat for forty minutes, periodically turning the meatballs.
6. When the chicken and mushroom meatballs are ready, you can finely chop the fresh herbs and sprinkle on the dish for flavor and beauty. Serve chicken meatballs with rice or pasta - delicious!

Kindergarten-style fish balls recipe

Fish meatballs are a very healthy dish that must be present in the diet of children and adults. These meatballs are tender, aromatic and tasty. Make sure to cook this dish for your family and they will appreciate it.

Ingredients:

• Fish fillet - 500 gr.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Bread crumbs - 2-3 tablespoons
• Salt to taste
• Tomato paste - 2-3 tablespoons
• Water - 2 tbsp.
• Wheat flour - 1 tablespoon

Cooking process:

1. Take fish fillets, preferably fresh. If using frozen fish, be sure to remove excess moisture with a paper towel. Scroll the fish in a meat grinder along with onions, and then add salt and a chicken egg there.
2. Rinse the carrots, peel and grate on a fine grater. Then add the carrots to the minced fish. Mix all the ingredients well, and then add bread crumbs to the minced meat and knead the dense, good minced meat.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and form round meatballs from minced fish. Place them in a skillet with heated oil and fry until golden brown.
4. In a saucepan, add water, tomato paste, spices to taste, and flour. Whisk the whole thing until smooth and turn on the heat.
5. As soon as the gravy boils, carefully place the fish meatballs there and cover the container with the dish with a lid. Simmer the fish meatballs for forty minutes under the lid, sometimes checking the consistency of the gravy and the readiness of the meatballs.
6. When the gravy fish balls are done, serve with rice or pasta garnish and garnish each serving with chopped fresh herbs.

Bon appetit and culinary success!