Casseroles - one of the most wholesome, delicious and hearty dishes. The combination of various ingredients makes their taste rich and vibrant, and the baking method is gentle, it preserves vitamins and also eliminates the harmful effects that are inevitable when frying.
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Potato casserole with meat balls is an excellent dish that will appeal to your whole family. It is suitable for both a small child and an adult man. It does not use any harmful or dangerous components. If the family has small children, then mayonnaise can be replaced with sour cream.
Cooking can be classified as simple, and if you have ready-made frozen meatballs (bought or pre-cooked in advance), then the active cooking time will be 10-15 minutes.
In addition, you can use your favorite spices in addition to the existing ones or replace them completely.
Ingredients:
- minced meat - 500 gr,
- potatoes - 1 kg
- cherry tomatoes - 250 gr,
- carrots - 1 large,
- garlic - 3 cloves
- semolina - 3 tbsp. spoons
- mayonnaise - 5 tbsp. spoons (can be replaced with sour cream),
- eggs - 2 pcs.
- onion - 1 large,
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoons mustard
- salt, pepper - to taste,
- dill,
- vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- Three carrots on a fine grater, finely chop the onion, squeeze the garlic through a press or chop finely.
- Strain all these vegetables in vegetable oil until golden brown, sprinkle with turmeric and let stand for a while to cool.
- We clean the potatoes and three on a grater.
- Mix grated potatoes with semolina, mustard, mayonnaise (sour cream), eggs and chopped herbs. Salt and pepper.
- Combine the potato mixture with vegetable frying and mix thoroughly.
- Turn on the oven 180 degrees.
- From the minced meat with wet hands, we form balls - meatballs, put in the freezer for several minutes so that they harden a little. If you already have them ready frozen, then you can, on the contrary, get them to thaw a little.
- Put the finished homogeneous potato mass in a baking dish, which is pre-lubricated with vegetable oil.
- Squeezing a little into the mass, evenly spread the meatballs and cherry tomatoes. If desired, you can attach a pattern or inscription.
- Put the casserole with meat balls in the oven 180 degrees for about 40-50 minutes, depending on the oven.
You can serve as an independent dish, decorating with herbs. In cold form, a potato casserole with meat balls can also be served as a snack or afternoon snack.