Meatballs with gravy in a frying pan

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To prepare the gravy, peel the onion from the husk and rinse it in running, cold water. Finely chop the peeled onion with a sharp knife.

2. Step 2:

   

   Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a hot frying pan. and fry the chopped onion until golden brown.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel and rinse the carrots. Grate it on a coarse grater and add it to the onion in the pan. Fry everything together for 1-2 minutes.

4. Step 4:

   

   In a separate bowl, mix sour cream and tomato paste until smooth. Add some water.

5. Step 5:

   

   Pour the sour cream-tomato mixture into the pan with the vegetables. Bring to a boil.

7. Step 6:

   

   To prepare meatballs, add egg and chopped herbs to the minced meat. Sprinkle with a little salt and spices to taste. Mix everything well until smooth. Beat the minced meat a little on the bottom of the bowl so that it becomes denser and the finished meatballs do not fall apart when frying.

8. Step 7:

   

   With wet hands, form small meatballs and put them in a frying pan, in a boiling sauce. Periodically turn the meatballs over. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes.

9. Step 8:

   

   At the end of cooking, the sauce must be made thicker. To do this, dissolve the flour in a small amount of cold water so that there are no lumps.

10. Step 9:

    

    Pour the flour mixture into the pan with the meatballs. Bring everything to a boil. When heated, the sauce will become thicker and more appetizing. Ready-made meatballs are served with a side dish of mashed potatoes, rice or spaghetti. When serving, you can sprinkle with onion greens. Bon appetit!