Beef Meatballs in Tomato–Sour Cream Gravy

Grandma's meatball recipe, just like childhood! Save it, make it — it's so good! These are the meatballs not just we remember, but our moms and dads too. A sauce of sour cream and fresh tomatoes makes them wonderfully tender, juicy, and fragrant!

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 45 % 9 g
Fats 30 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 25 % 5 g
117 kcal
GI: 60 / 0 / 40
    1. Soak the pieces of bread in the milk. Cut the meat (fattier is better) into pieces and peel the onion. Grind all of it together into ground meat. Mix well, salting as you go, then knead the mixture firmly. 2. Score a cross in the bottom of each tomato and pour boiling water over them. After 10 seconds, drain and peel off the skins. Purée the tomatoes however you like — with a fork, blender, meat grinder, mortar and pestle, or potato masher. Add a pinch of salt to the tomato purée. Pour it into a skillet and cook over low heat for 5-7 minutes. Then stir in the sour cream and cook for another 10 minutes. 3. Shape the ground meat into meatballs, dredge them in flour, and fry them in an oiled skillet on both sides until golden. 4. Add the finished meatballs to the sauce along with the herbs and a bay leaf. Cover and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. If the sauce reduces too much, add a little water. These meatballs and gravy are delicious served over rice, mashed potatoes, or pasta. Enjoy!

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

  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Melted beef fat - 871  kcal/100g
  • Fat beef - 171  kcal/100g
  • Lean beef - 158  kcal/100g
  • Beef brisket - 217  kcal/100g
  • Beef - okovalok - 380  kcal/100g
  • Beef - lean roast - 200  kcal/100g
  • Beef shoulder - 137  kcal/100g
  • Beef - ribs - 233  kcal/100g
  • Beef - ham - 104  kcal/100g
  • Beef - tail - 184  kcal/100g
  • Boiled ham - 269  kcal/100g
  • Beef corned beef - 216  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
  • Parsley greens - 45  kcal/100g
  • Bread 'darnitsky' - 206  kcal/100g
  • Premium wheat flour bread - 254  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour bread of the 1st grade - 226  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour bread of 2 grades - 220  kcal/100g
  • Wheat bread made from coarse flour - 250  kcal/100g
  • Rye bread from floured flour - 189  kcal/100g
  • Rye bread from wallpaper flour - 181  kcal/100g
  • Protein bran bread - 182  kcal/100g
  • Wheat protein bread - 242  kcal/100g
  • Grain bread - 231  kcal/100g
  • Bread 'doctor' - 232  kcal/100g
  • Orlovsky bread - 211  kcal/100g
  • Ukrainian bread - 213  kcal/100g
  • Plain loaf - 248  kcal/100g
  • Loaf of premium flour - 265  kcal/100g
  • City rolls made of grade I flour - 254  kcal/100g
  • City bun - 261  kcal/100g
  • Butter bun - 252  kcal/100g
  • Steering wheels are simple - 336  kcal/100g
  • Bread - 254  kcal/100g
  • Green onion - 19  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Sunflower oil - 898  kcal/100g
  • Refined sunflower oil - 899  kcal/100g
  • Paprika - 289  kcal/100g

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