Meatballs in sour cream sauce

Meatballs are small balls of minced meat with rice, breadcrumbs, onions, and spices. Unlike regular cutlets, meatballs are always stewed and served with tomato or cream sauce. This combination makes a meat dish more juicy and tender.

Ingredients

• Minced pork - 250g
• Minced beef - 250g
• Rice - 50g
• Onion -1
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Egg - 1
• Butter, 82.5% - 50g
• Sour Cream , 21% - 200g
• Broth or water - 150g
• Flour - 2tbs
• Salt - to taste
• Powdered black pepper - to taste

Directions

1. Cook rice in advance.
2. Wash the rice and cover it with hot water (1:2), add a pinch of salt, bring to a boil, and cook for 10-15 min. The rice should be slightly hard since it will be cooked some more with minced meat.
3. Put the minced meat into a deep bowl, and add an egg, chopped onions, garlic, salt, and pepper. Add the cooked rice. Mix and pound the mixture for 3-5 min until smooth.
4. Form small round meatballs. Put them in a baking mold pre-greased with butter. Put in the preheated oven for 15-20 min.
5. Cook the sauce. Melt butter in a frying pan, add flour and mix thoroughly. Pour broth or boiled water and add sour cream. Heat the sauce, and add salt and pepper to taste. Once the sauce starts boiling, remove it from heat and pour it over the meatballs. Bake in the oven for 20 min. Before serving, decorate meatballs with parsley or basil.
6. Enjoy!