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Meatballs with a Side Dish

A quick, tasty dish for an everyday meal! Meatballs take hardly any time to put together for lunch or dinner, and they go with just about any side. That's why I'd call them a go-to for the weekday menu.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 17 % 5 g
Fats 38 % 11 g
Carbohydrates 45 % 13 g
168 kcal
GI: 69 / 31 / 0
  • How do you make meatballs with a side dish?
  • Start with the meatballs by boiling the rice until done. Bring water to a boil, add the rinsed rice, stir, and cook for 5–7 minutes until the rice is soft. Drain the rice and rinse it with a little cold water so it cools faster. Put the ground meat in a roomy bowl. Add the cooked rice and the raw egg. Season with a little salt and spices to taste. Mix everything well — your hands are the easiest tool for this. Heat a skillet until hot and add a little vegetable oil. With wet hands, shape the meatballs and set them in the hot pan. Brown them on all sides, turning them with a fork or knife. While the meatballs fry, peel the onion and chop it finely. Add the chopped onion to the meatballs, stir, and cook everything together for a couple of minutes. In a separate glass of water, stir in a little sour cream and pour it into the pan with the meatballs. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10–15 minutes. For the side, peel and rinse the potatoes. Cut them into pieces, cover with water, and set over the heat. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 15 minutes, salting to taste. When the potatoes are soft, drain off the hot water. Add the butter right away to the hot potatoes and start mashing. Gradually pour in warm milk as you mash, so the milk works in evenly and the potatoes soak it up. If you like your mashed potatoes looser, add more milk. Spoon the finished mashed potatoes onto plates. Arrange the meatballs alongside and spoon over the sauce they cooked in. Sprinkle with a little fresh herbs if you like. Bring the dish to the table and call the family. Enjoy!
  • For the tricks, hacks, and all the most useful tips, see the article "Cream and sour cream in a cream sauce: what to do so they don't curdle?"
  • To keep your eyes from stinging when you cut onions, rinse the onion and knife in cold water. Your cutting board won't pick up the onion smell if you rub it with a piece of lemon before slicing.
  • Important! The wrong pan can ruin even the best recipe. For all the details on how to pick the perfect pan for different dishes, read here.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 30% fat content - 340  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 25% fat content - 284  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 20% fat content - 210  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 10% fat content - 115  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream - 210  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Raw wild rice - 353  kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360  kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119  kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363  kcal/100g
  • Fortified boiled white rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369  kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106  kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374  kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109  kcal/100g
  • Rice - 344  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Mixed minced meat - 351  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240  kcal/100g

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