Meatballs are an ideal alternative to cutlets and stuffed cabbage, which are based on rice and minced meat, but can also be cooked without rice. To spice things up, add tomato, cream sauce, garlic, herbs, and spices.

Cook Ksenia shared on Instagram a recipe for meatballs in tomato sauce, which are easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

• minced meat - 500 g
• onion - 2 pcs
• eggs - 1 pc
• breadcrumbs - 0.5 cups
• vegetable oil - 30 ml
• greens - optional
• salt pepper

Sauce:

• tomato paste - 1 tbsp
• hot water - 2 cups
• flour - 1 tbsp
• butter - 1 tbsp
• salt, pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Mix the minced meat with chopped onion, add the egg, add the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and herbs, mix.

2. Form meatballs with your hands and fry in vegetable oil.

3. Sauce: mix tomato paste with hot water. Fry the flour with butter, pour in the sauce, add salt and pepper. Pour the sauce over the meatballs and simmer in a frying pan under the lid.

Sprinkle with herbs when serving!

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