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Meat Hedgehogs

6 servings

60 minutes

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A textbook dish of Soviet cuisine - meatballs with rice under the code name "Hedgehogs". Long-grain rice plays the role of needles. The dish is good because it is very easy to prepare, and also contains approximately equal amounts of proteins and carbohydrates. They can be served without a side dish, with the same sauce in which the "Hedgehogs" were stewed.

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Ingredients

6servings

Mixed mince

500 g

Long grain rice

100 g

Onion

2 heads

Carrot

1 piece

Chicken egg

2 pieces

Tomato paste

50 g

Vegetable oil

30 ml

Water

250 ml

Salt

to taste

Ground black pepper

to taste

Cooking steps

1
Chop one onion
Required ingredients:
1. Onion: 2 heads

2
Mix it with the minced meat.
Required ingredients:
1. Mixed mince: 500 g

3
Add rice, eggs, salt, and pepper to taste. Mix well.
Required ingredients:
1. Long grain rice: 100 g
2. Chicken egg: 2 pieces
3. Salt: to taste
4. Ground black pepper: to taste

4
Chop the second onion, grate the carrot on a coarse grater.
Required ingredients:
1. Onion: 2 heads
2. Carrot: 1 piece

5
Heat vegetable oil in a deep pan and fry the onion until it becomes transparent.
Required ingredients:
1. Vegetable oil: 30 ml
2. Onion: 2 heads

6
Add the carrot, stir-frying for a couple more minutes.
Required ingredients:
1. Carrot: 1 piece

7
Add tomato paste to the vegetables.
Required ingredients:
1. Tomato paste: 50 g

8
Pour a glass of water, add a little salt and stir.
Required ingredients:
1. Water: 250 ml
2. Salt: to taste

9
Form equal-sized balls from the minced meat, place them in a pan, and cover with a lid.
Required ingredients:
1. Mixed mince: 500 g

10
Cook for 30–40 minutes on low heat.