The combination of minced meat with rice has long been traditional and is called "hedgehogs." These meatballs, thanks to the grains of rice really similar to an aggressive hedgehog, are popular because of the simplicity of the recipe and its relative diet. Making the hedgehogs from minced meat even more useful will help them cook in the oven.
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You will need
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- chopped meat;
- rice
- salt
- spice.
- sour cream or meat broth.
Instruction manual
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In order to cook hedgehogs from minced meat, you will need meat. You can cook the minced meat on your own or purchase it already ready, but in this case you need to remember that the beef mince is quite dry, so it’s advisable to additionally roll a few slices of lard or simply mix beef with pork.
2
Since hedgehogs in the oven are cooked according to a slightly different recipe than being stewed in water or sauce, rice for minced meat must be boiled for 10 minutes beforehand. During this time, the grain shell softens, but does not have time to cook completely, which will speed up the process of cooking meatballs from minced meat and rice in the oven.
3
When the forcemeat is ready, it is necessary to mix it with rice, which is taken in proportions of 1 to 5. If there is too much rice, in the process of swelling it will turn out not hedgehogs with meat, but rice porridge with forcemeat. In order for meatballs not to lose their shape, you can add one egg to the stuffing. Stuffing should be mixed until smooth, otherwise the rice will not be evenly distributed in the meatballs.
4
Roll the balls of the same size from the minced meat and put them on a baking sheet, oiled. The distance between them can be minimal, since rice has already partially steamed and meatballs will not radically change their size.
note
It takes from 45 minutes to an hour to prepare hedgehogs in the oven, depending on the size of the hedgehogs and the programs of a particular oven. If the liquid boils away faster than the rice is preparing, then it must be added. Or you can cover the baking sheet with foil for the first half hour. When serving, this dish does not need an additional garnish, while a substrate of vegetables will only decorate the hedgehogs.
Useful advice
The recipe for hedgehogs may include additional ingredients in the form of herbs or spices, but the sauce plays a major role in the preparation. In order for the rice to evaporate to the state of readiness, it is necessary to pour meat broth or sour cream on a baking sheet.