Meatballs with Cabbage and Rice

Meatballs with cabbage and rice ... Sounds unusual, but it's definitely worth trying this option. Thanks to cabbage, steamed meatballs acquire an even lighter "sound" and amazing tenderness, which turns a well-known dish into something special. Should they be served with a side dish? It's a matter of taste! Meatballs with cabbage and rice can be complemented with mashed potatoes, especially if you are not too worried about the calorie content of the dish. Otherwise, eat them neat, perhaps sprinkled with chopped herbs.

Ingredients

• 300 g beef
• 300 g lean pork
• 1 large onion
• 200 g cabbage
• 1/3 cup rice
• 1 tbsp. l. dried dill
• salt, freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Prepare minced meat for meatballs with cabbage and rice. Chop the beef and pork into large chunks and grind through a finely grated meat grinder along with the onions.
2. Prepare minced meat for meatballs with cabbage and rice. Chop the beef and pork into large chunks and grind through a finely grated meat grinder along with the onions.
3. Rinse the meatball rice thoroughly and put in a bowl. Pour boiling water over, leave for 10 minutes at room temperature. Then fold into a fine sieve.
4. Mix minced meat with rice and cabbage, add dried dill, salt and pepper. Use wet hands to mold meatballs the size of a ping-pong ball. Transfer the meatballs to a double boiler and cook until tender, 30 minutes. Serve with salad.