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Pork "Hedgehog" Meatballs in Vegetable Gravy

These "hedgehogs" won't prick you — they melt in your mouth!

Arkady and SvetlanaAuthor avatar
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Pork hedgehogs in vegetable gravy
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By weight of the composition:
Proteins 30 % 7 g
Fats 43 % 10 g
Carbohydrates 26 % 6 g
139 kcal
GI: 29 / 43 / 29

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  • I grind young pork into a meat mixture. I boil the rice and sauté the onion until light golden, then add both to the meat, season with salt and pepper, and mix thoroughly. Spice lovers can add more seasonings beyond salt and pepper; I like a little hot red pepper, though it does make the dish quite spicy — I love it, but tastes vary. I shape the mixture into balls, roll them in flour, and fry them in a skillet with vegetable oil. Meanwhile, in a second skillet, I sauté onion sliced into thin half-rings together with shredded carrot, tomatoes, and sweet pepper. When this vegetable sauté is nearly done, I add the tomato paste, salt, and dried herbs. I dissolve a bouillon cube in two cups of hot water. I pour the pre-combined sauté and broth over the pork "hedgehogs" and braise them, covered, over very low heat for half an hour. This recipe leaves tons of room for creativity — pick your herbs and spices to taste, and the dish can turn out sweet, aromatic, or fiery-hot, whatever you like. A cafeteria cook shared this recipe with me; it's an everyday dish, but it's good enough to serve to guests, too.

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

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Fatty pork - 333  kcal/100g
  • Pork meat - 357  kcal/100g
  • Pork - lean roast - 184  kcal/100g
  • Bone-in pork chop - 537  kcal/100g
  • Pork schnitzel - 352  kcal/100g
  • Pork shoulder - 593  kcal/100g
  • Wild boar leg - 113  kcal/100g
  • Pork - 259  kcal/100g
  • Raw wild rice - 353  kcal/100g
  • Raw brown rice - 360  kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119  kcal/100g
  • Raw fortified white rice - 363  kcal/100g
  • Boiled fortified white rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • Raw long-grain parboiled white rice - 369  kcal/100g
  • Boiled long-grain parboiled white rice - 106  kcal/100g
  • Dry instant rice - 374  kcal/100g
  • Ready-to-eat instant rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • Rice - 344  kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Fresh basil - 27  kcal/100g
  • Dried basil - 251  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour, universal - 364  kcal/100g
  • Fine (krupchatka) flour - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28  kcal/100g
  • Dry seasoning - 240  kcal/100g
  • Ground red pepper - 318  kcal/100g
  • Table salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Broth - 15  kcal/100g
  • Bouillon cube - 40  kcal/100g

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