The combination of poultry with juicy tomato sauce is a classic and win-win option for a hearty lunch. Chicken meatballs in tomato sauce can be prepared using fresh tomatoes stewed in a frying pan, or using ready-made tomato paste or even ketchup. We will look at the most successful variations of this favorite recipe and learn how to simply and deliciously prepare chicken meatballs.
Chicken meatballs in tomato sauce in a frying pan
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- — 0.5 kg + -
- — 1.5 pcs + -
- Breadcrumbs- 1/2 cup + -
- - 1/2 bunch + -
- — 150 g + -
- - 2 pcs + -
- - taste + -
- - for frying + -
For the sauce
- — 400 g + -
- Tomato concentrated paste- 1 tsp. + -
- Dried oregano - 1/2-1 tsp. + -
- - 1 clove + -
- - 1-2 tbsp. + -
How to cook chicken meatballs in a frying pan
- First we'll tackle our tomato sauce. Pour olive oil into a small saucepan and place it over medium heat.
- Wash the tomatoes, pour boiling water over them, remove the peel and remove the central hard part. Grind in a blender or chop very finely.
- Peel the garlic and finely chop it. Place it in olive oil and fry until golden brown.
- Add dried oregano, chopped tomatoes and a spoonful of tomato paste.
- Simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce thickens, at this time it is better to reduce the heat to low and stir constantly so that the sauce does not burn. Set the prepared sauce aside.
- Now let's make meatballs. Peel the onion and finely chop it, or grind it in a blender. You can also simply grate it on a coarse grater.
- Three parmesan on a fine grater.
- In a deep container, mix minced chicken, chopped onion, breadcrumbs and grated Parmesan.
- Beat the egg and add it to the rest of the ingredients. Also wash the parsley, chop finely and add to the minced meat.
- Salt and pepper the future meatballs, mix well and form small balls with raw hands.
- In a large frying pan, heat a small amount of oil over medium heat, then place our meatballs in it in one layer, leaving a decent distance between them.
- When we notice that the meatballs are already browned at the bottom, turn them over with a flat spatula. When all the minced meat has been more or less taken in, uniform frying can be ensured by constantly shaking the pan - the meatballs will roll around and be well fried on all sides.
- Pour the prepared meatballs with tomato sauce, simmer for another five minutes and remove from the heat to let sit for 10 minutes.
These meatballs are ideal for spaghetti, side dishes of cereals or mashed potatoes. Just before serving, you can grate a little more Parmesan on top of the dish to add even more flavor.
Minced chicken meatballs in tomato sauce in the oven
Every lover of meat cutlets, meatballs and meatballs knows that these dishes are incredibly tasty when they are first fried in a frying pan and then stewed in it with some kind of sauce.
However, such a dish can be taken to a completely different level if you do the same thing in the oven. Baked meatballs in sauce is a truly magnificent dish, for which the most suitable place is a festive table.
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- Minced chicken – 500 g;
- Onion – 2 pcs;
- Chicken eggs – 2 pcs;
- Carrots – 1 piece;
- Wheat flour – 2-3 tbsp;
- Salt and pepper - a pinch.
For the sauce
- Onion – 1 piece;
- Garlic – 3-4 cloves;
- Medium carrots – 1 piece;
- Tomatoes – 3 pcs;
- Concentrated tomato paste – 1 tbsp;
- Sour cream – 5 tbsp;
- Purified water – ½ cup;
- Salt and pepper - to taste;
- Provençal herbs – 1 tsp;
- Bay leaf – 2 pcs.
How to make meatballs from minced chicken in the oven
- Peel the onions and carrots. Grate on a fine grater.
- Heat a little vegetable oil in a frying pan, saute the carrots and onions for 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Beat chicken eggs in a small bowl.
- Place the minced meat in a deep saucepan, pour in the eggs, add the fried carrots and onions, salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything well.
- Place foil on a baking sheet and pour some water. With wet hands, form meatballs and place them on a baking sheet.
- We preheat the oven to 200 degrees and send our meat balls there. They will bake for 20-25 minutes, in the meantime we will start filling.
- Peel the carrots for the sauce and grate them on a coarse grater.
- Scald the tomatoes, remove the skin and finely chop with a sharp knife.
- Peel the onion and cut into small cubes. We also remove the skin from the garlic and pass it through a garlic press.
- Pour some sunflower oil into a deep frying pan and turn on medium heat. First load the carrots and onions into the bowl.
- When the onion has acquired a golden hue, add tomatoes and garlic pulp.
- When the tomato pieces become quite soft, add tomato paste and simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
- Season the sauce a little, add Provençal herbs, sour cream, bay leaves and any spices you like. When it thickens, add a small amount of water - do not overdo it, otherwise the sauce will turn out too thin.
- Bring to a boil and cook for about 10 minutes until the mixture is medium thick.
- By this time, our meatballs should already have a golden crust. Carefully transfer them to a deep baking container. Pour our sauce on top - it should completely cover the meatballs.
- Place the pan back in the oven and bake at the same temperature for about half an hour.
Remove the pan from the oven and, using a tablespoon or ladle, place the meatballs on top of any side dish. It will be even tastier and more elegant if you sprinkle the finished dish with finely chopped fresh herbs.
Recipe for chicken meatballs in tomato sauce with saffron
Now let's dive a little into Italian cuisine. Traditionally, pasta is prepared here, which is certainly served with bolognese or meatballs in tomato sauce.
A distinctive feature of these spaghetti additives is that among the ingredients you will certainly find saffron - a rather rare spice for us, which can radically change the flavor of almost any dish.
Ingredients
- Minced chicken fillet – 750 g;
- Breadcrumbs – 2 tbsp;
- Chicken broth – 100 ml;
- Chicken egg – 1-2 pcs;
- Garlic – 2 cloves;
- Onion – 2 pcs;
- Ground chili pepper – 1 tsp;
- Paprika – 1.5 tsp;
- Cumin - a pinch;
- Fresh or canned tomatoes – 0.5 kg;
- Olive oil – for frying;
- Saffron - a pinch;
- Flour – for dredging;
- Salt and pepper - to taste;
- Parsley - a bunch.
How to make chicken meatballs with tomatoes and saffron
- First we make the meatballs. Pour the breadcrumbs with chicken broth and let them swell properly.
- Peel the onion and finely chop it. Wash the parsley under running water and chop it finely.
- Place the minced chicken in a container, break the egg, swollen crackers, parsley, and onion into it. Salt and pepper, add spices and mix well.
- With raw hands, form small meatballs and roll them in flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry them on all sides until a characteristic crust appears.
- Place cooked meatballs on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
- Let's make tomato sauce. Peel the second onion and chop it very finely.
- In a clean frying pan, heat the oil and fry the onion slices until golden brown.
- Scald the tomatoes, remove the skin and core. Finely chop and add to the onion.
- When the vegetables have softened, add the chili pepper. Reduce the heat, stir and wait for our sauce to thicken, usually this takes about 10 minutes.
- If the saffron is not crushed, grind it in a mortar. Pour into the sauce and add a little salt and pepper to taste.
- Add our meatballs, from which excess fat has already drained, to the frying pan and simmer under the lid for another 20 minutes. If you think that the sauce does not coat the meatballs enough, add a little chicken broth.
Having tried these chicken meatballs in tomato sauce, and even together with properly prepared pasta, you will not only feel the taste of Italy, but also be transported there for a moment. Therefore, do not be surprised if your loved ones demand to repeat this culinary masterpiece again, generously showering your culinary talents with the most sincere compliments.
Fragrant meatballs in tomato sauce - perfect for dinner. Prepare with pork, veal, chicken with rice and garlic!
We suggest preparing delicious meatballs in tomato sauce.
- Minced meat - 400 gr.,
- Eggs - 1 pc.,
- Salt - a pinch
- Black pepper - a pinch
- Semolina - 3 tbsp. spoons,
- Onion - 1 pc.,
- Carrots - 2 pcs.,
- Tomato juice - 1 glass,
- Sour cream - 3 tbsp. spoons,
- Vegetable oil
Cooking meatballs in tomato sauce will consist of several stages. The first step is to prepare the minced meat for the meatballs. On the second - make meatballs out of it. Fry the finished meatballs until cooked. On the third step, prepare the sauce and simmer the meatballs in it. Let's start with the minced meatballs. Grate the peeled onion on a fine grater. Defrost the minced meat if necessary. Transfer to a bowl.
Add onion puree to it.
Season with salt and pepper.
Mix the minced meat.
Beat in the egg.
Stir.
Pour the required amount of semolina into the minced meat.
Stir it up.
For the tomato sauce, finely grate the carrots,
and cut the onion into cubes.
Now you can start making meatballs. Using your hands moistened with water, roll the minced meat into small balls.
Fry the meatballs in vegetable oil over low heat.
In another frying pan, sauté the onions and carrots.
Pour in tomato juice.
In this recipe, you can use ketchup or tomato sauce instead of tomato juice. Add 150 ml. tomato sauce or ketchup and add the same amount of water. Simmer the tomato sauce for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. During this time, the onions and carrots should become soft. Add sour cream to tomato sauce. Thanks to it, the sauce will turn out a more beautiful color and acquire a creamy taste.
The tomato sauce for the meatballs is almost ready. All that remains is to salt it and add spices.
After adding salt and spices, keep it on the stove for another 2-3 minutes. Place fried meatballs in tomato sauce.
Spoon the sauce over them.
Cover the pan with a lid. Reduce heat to low so nothing burns. Leave the meatballs with semolina to simmer in tomato sauce for 5-7 minutes. Serve the finished meat balls with gravy along with the main side dish and salads. Enjoy your meal. As you can see, preparing delicious meatballs in tomato sauce in a frying pan is very simple.
Recipe 2: Meatballs with Gravy in Tomato Sauce
Meatballs in tomato sauce are closely related to meatballs. However, they are more elegant, harmonious and self-sufficient. If all kinds of vegetables and cereals are added to meatballs, which makes them more substantial, then meatballs consist exclusively of minced meat or fish.
- Pork – 600 grams
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Sour cream - 1 tbsp.
- Tomato paste - 1.5 tbsp.
- Ground paprika - 1 tsp.
- Allspice peas - 6 pcs.
- Bay leaf - 2 pcs.
- Salt - to taste
- Ground black pepper (in sauce) - to taste
- Vegetable or other oil - for frying
Ready-made minced meat can be purchased at the supermarket, but it is better to cook it yourself. To do this, place a sieve with small holes in a meat grinder for fine grinding and pass the meat, garlic and onions through it.
Salt and pepper the minced meat and add any spices. I really like using ground nutmeg and a pinch of red pepper. Well, you can add herbs, spices or finely chopped herbs to enrich the taste to suit your taste.
Mix the minced meat well and beat it a little, this will give it elasticity, airiness, lightness and uniformity. The more uniform the minced meat, the tastier the meatballs will be.
Form into small meatballs. As a rule, they are made a little larger than the cherry, so that it is convenient to eat them whole. It is most comfortable to form them with wet hands, then the minced meat will not stick to your hands, and the meatballs will turn out smooth.
The semi-finished product is ready, start frying it. To do this, pour vegetable or other oil into a frying pan and heat well.
Place all the meatballs in the pan and fry them for about 10 minutes over medium heat, turning occasionally.
While the meatballs are frying, make the sauce, which will give the dish a special piquancy. Place tomato paste, sour cream, bay leaf, ground parika, peppercorns, salt and black pepper in a frying pan.
Fill everything with water.
Place the pan on the stove and simmer the sauce for about 10 minutes.
Then pour the tomato sauce over the meatballs, cover the pan with a lid, turn the heat to low and simmer the meatballs in the tomato sauce for about 20 minutes.
Serve the finished meatballs warm, as a separate dish. You can also use meatballs in tomato sauce as an addition to mashed potatoes, boiled rice or spaghetti.
Recipe 3: meatballs in tomato sauce in the oven
- Minced meat – 500 g (beef/pork)
- Onions - 2 heads
- Butter - 20 g
- White bread - 1 pc. (better the top)
- Milk - ½ cup
- Tomato paste - 3 tablespoons
- Flour - 2 tablespoons
- Broth - 0.5 l (or water)
- Salt - to taste
- Ground black pepper - to taste
Soak the bread in milk. In a deep bowl, mix minced meat, finely chopped onion (1 head), loaf soaked in milk, salt, pepper.
Form meatballs slightly larger than a walnut (it is better to form with hands dipped in water). Place the meatballs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil. Bake the meatballs in the oven at 200 C degrees for 15 minutes on medium level.
While the meatballs are baking, prepare the tomato sauce. Peel the onion, chop finely, fry in butter until translucent.
Add flour, stir, fry for about 1 minute.
Then add tomato paste, fry for another 3-4 minutes, stirring.
Pour broth (or water), salt, black pepper in a thin stream, stir. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes, until lumps dissolve.
Place the finished meatballs in tomato sauce. Simmer under a closed lid over low heat for 10-15 minutes. Serve with a side dish. Bon appetit!
Recipe 4: Meatballs in a frying pan in tomato sauce
Meatballs in tomato sauce, a dish prepared with slight variations throughout Italy, in addition to being offered as a main course, can also be used as an accompaniment to various types of pasta and spaghetti.
- Olive oil - 2 tbsp. l.
- Garlic - 3 teeth.
- Tomatoes in their own juice (mashed) - 500 g
- Tomato - 250 g
- Minced meat (beef) - 500 g
- Onion (medium) - 1 pc.
- Breadcrumbs / Breading (200 gram glass) - 1 cup.
- Chicken egg - 2 pcs
- Parsley - 15 g
- Basil - 15 g
- Salt - 1.5 tsp.
Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Fry the minced garlic for 1 minute until soft.
Add mashed tomatoes to the garlic.
And chopped tomatoes.
For this dish I used pureed Pomi tomatoes. Since they are made from natural, SUN-RIPE tomatoes, they have an excellent taste, which we have already missed over the winter, since they offer us both in markets and in stores that are completely tasteless and watery.
Boil. Cook, covered, over low heat for 30 minutes.
Let cool slightly and add 0.7 tsp. salt Using an immersion blender, puree the sauce until smooth.
Chop onions and parsley.
Lightly beat the eggs.
Combine minced meat, chopped onion and parsley, breadcrumbs and eggs. Add 0.8 tsp. salt. Mix everything well.
Make balls from the minced meat.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the meatballs for 10 minutes until they are a nice golden color.
Transfer the finished meatballs to a separate container.
Pour the sauce into the pan where the meatballs were fried and heat over medium heat.
Add meatballs to the sauce and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes, covered.
Chop the basil.
And add to the meatballs. Turn off the heat and leave the dish covered for 10 minutes.
The dish is ready. can be served. Bon appetit! The dish is meaty and has a rich taste, therefore, it is recommended to serve it with intense red wines.
Recipe 5, step by step: fish balls in tomato sauce
We made these tender, delicious tilapia meatballs, but you can use any white fish for them.
- 700-800 g tilapia fillet (cod, lemonema, haddock, pike perch, etc.)
- 1 onion smaller than medium
- 40-45 g oatmeal (or 4-5 slices of white loaf)
- 4-6 tbsp. spoons of milk (water)
- 1-1.5 teaspoons turmeric
- white pepper (or a mixture of peppers), salt
- 2-3 tbsp. tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 can of canned tomatoes, 400 g (or 450 g fresh)
- 1.5-2 tbsp. spoons of sugar
- 1 medium onion
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp. spoons of butter
Recipe 6: meatballs with rice in tomato sauce (step by step)
For the meatballs:
- minced pork or pork-beef 400g
- rice 300g
- eggs 3pcs
- bow 1pc
- vegetable oil
- flour for breading
For the sauce:
- carrots 1pc
- bow 1pc
- tomato paste 2 tablespoons
- vegetable oil
- spices (red pepper, black pepper, garlic)
To decorate the dish:
- greens (dill, parsley, green onions)
Place rice, minced meat, eggs, finely chopped onion, salt and spices in a bowl.
Mix the minced meat until smooth.
Form meat balls from the minced meat and roll them in flour.
Lightly fry the meatballs in vegetable oil.
Finely chop the onion (I used regrown onion feathers) and carrots.
Fry the onions and carrots until golden brown (2-3 minutes), add tomato paste, salt and spices, stir, simmer for 5 minutes.
Place the fried meatballs into the prepared tomato sauce.
Add enough water to almost cover the rice balls.
Simmer the meatballs under a closed lid for 45 minutes or an hour over low heat. During cooking, add water if necessary.
Place the finished meatballs on the side dish, pour tomato sauce over the side dish and meatballs, and decorate the dish with herbs.
Recipe 7: chicken meatballs in tomato sauce (with photo)
Minced chicken meatballs in tomato sauce are incredibly tender and tasty. The side dish can be anything: pasta, mashed potatoes, various cereals. A wonderful dish that can be served for lunch or dinner. Easy and quick to prepare!
- minced chicken - 400 g
- onions - 2 pcs
- carrots - 1 pc.
- sour cream - 2 tbsp.
- tomato paste - 1 tbsp.
- broth or water - 200 ml
- salt, ground black pepper - to taste
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.
- bay leaf - 1 piece
- garlic - 1 tooth.
- flour - for breading
Add ground black pepper and salt to taste to the minced chicken. Mix well. For juiciness and better mixing, pour a little water into the minced meat.
Peel one onion and finely chop. Add to the minced meat and mix thoroughly with your hands, hitting the minced meat against the walls of the bowl (this is done so that the minced meat is saturated with oxygen and acquires a uniform consistency). Form small meatballs. Dip them in flour and place in a saucepan with heated vegetable oil.
Place sour cream in a small bowl and add tomato paste.
Add a little salt and stir well until smooth.
Fry the meatballs on all sides until golden brown, along with the chopped second onion and carrots (cut or grated). Add sour cream and tomato sauce and immediately pour in broth (chicken or vegetable) or boiled water. Salt and pepper. Stir thoroughly until all meatballs are coated with sauce.
Simmer the meatballs over low heat, turning them several times until cooked - 15-20 minutes with the lid closed. If the sauce thickens, add a little more broth or water. At the end of the stew, add bay leaf and chopped garlic. After 5 minutes, turn off the gas. Serve hot with side dish.
Recipe 8: Veal meatballs in tomato sauce
Meatballs in tomato sauce are ideal for any dinner. Even on a festive table, such delicious meat balls prepared at home using tomatoes will look very appropriate. What will be unusual about our meatballs is that we add grated Parmesan to the minced meat. This product will make the meat balls denser and more tender in taste. The sauce will add flavor to the dish, and it will also highlight its taste. This is why we will not use additional spices.
A step-by-step recipe for cooking meatballs is presented with a photo in the form of very clear and convenient instructions. She will tell you in detail about the preparation of each stage, as well as all the necessary details in preparing meatballs in tomato sauce.
And finally, a couple more words: we will use fresh basil leaves as a decoration for the dish. First of all, bake the meatballs themselves in the oven and only then boil them in tomato sauce.
- veal – 500 gr
- chicken egg - 2 pcs
- parmesan cheese - 100 gr
- garlic - 2 cloves
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp.
- basil
Soak the bread slices in cold water in advance, and after they have swollen, squeeze them out and place them in a deep bowl. Rinse the meat in cold water, grind it using a meat grinder and add it to the bread. Grate the Parmesan on the finest grater, place it in a bowl, add 2 chicken eggs and salt to taste. If you wish, you can add a little onion and ground black pepper to the minced meatballs.
Mix the minced meat thoroughly until it becomes a homogeneous dense mass. All ingredients should be distributed evenly. The minced meat can also be beaten a little.
Choose a suitable baking dish for the meatballs. Make neat round shapes from the minced meat and immediately place them in the mold so that they do not touch each other.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, bake the meatballs in it for 20 minutes until the meat is cooked.
During this time, prepare the tomato sauce. Place two cloves of peeled garlic, crushed with the flat side of a knife, into a saucepan. Pour a tablespoon of olive oil over the garlic and heat the garlic so that it releases its taste and aroma. Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and pour the tomato paste into the saucepan with the oil. Cook the sauce for 20 minutes, then cook the meatballs already baked in the oven in portions. Within another 10 minutes the dish will be ready.
We lay out the finished dish in portions, decorate with basil, and serve hot to the table along with any side dish of vegetables. Meatballs in tomato sauce are ready!
Recipe 9: how to cook meatballs in a frying pan
Today we will cook amazingly delicious meatballs in tomato sauce in a frying pan. This is an everyday dish for the whole family, because both children and adults like it. It is very tasty, and most importantly, it is prepared quickly and easily, especially if you prepare the meatballs in advance.
- 400-500 gr. minced meat
- 0.5 cups rice, cooked until half cooked
- 1 medium onion
- 1 small carrot
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 400-500 ml water
- 1 tablespoon flour
- salt and pepper to taste
Add rice, salt, pepper and half a finely chopped onion to the minced meat.
Stir the minced meat until smooth.
Roll the minced meat into meatballs and fry them on both sides until golden brown.
While the meatballs are frying, prepare the sauce. To do this, grate the carrots on a fine grater, finely chop the onion, and fry until lightly golden.
Add tomato paste, flour, stir quickly. And then start adding water little by little and mixing thoroughly. You can even add flour to the water first, in general, do what is more convenient for you.
Pour the resulting sauce over the meatballs, add bay leaves, herbs and simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
Ingredients:
Chicken breasts (Fillet) - 1 kg.
- Chicken egg - 1 pc.
- Breadcrumbs - 4 tbsp. l.
- Salt - to taste.
- Pepper - to taste.
- Nutmeg - to taste.
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
- Canned tomatoes (puree) - 1 l.
- Orange juice - 200 ml.
- Tomato paste - 2 tbsp. l.
- Soy sauce - 4 tbsp. l.
- Lime juice - 1 pc.
- Ginger root - 2-3 cm.
- Brown sugar - 4 tbsp. l.
Rosemary - 1 sprig.
- Thyme - 3 sprigs.
- Basil - 2 sprigs.
Preparation:
1. Prepare the ingredients.
2. preparing the sauce:
Dissolve tomato paste in 300 ml of warm water.
3. Untie a bouquet garni: thyme, rosemary, basil. You can also add oregano.
4. Peel the ginger and grate it on a fine grater. It is necessary to get 1 tbsp. l.
5. in a large saucepan (5 l), mix all the ingredients for the sauce: canned tomatoes, orange juice (juice from about 2-3 juicy oranges, you can also use pineapple juice), diluted tomato paste, lime (lemon) juice, soy sauce, sugar and bouquet garni. Mix well and put on fire. Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Cook, stirring the sauce from time to time. Canned tomatoes can be replaced with fresh ones, choosing tomatoes that are fleshier (the “Slivka” variety is most suitable. Make cross-shaped cuts, pour boiling water over them and remove the skin. Cut and remove the seeds, grind with a blender into a puree.
6. cooking meatballs:
Twist the fillet in a meat grinder.
7. Add spices, salt, breadcrumbs, cream to the minced meat. Mix well.
8. Add the egg and mix well again.
9. Form small meatballs from the finished minced meat. The ingredients specified in this recipe make 42 balls.
10. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Over high heat, quickly fry the meatballs on both sides until golden brown. 11. Transfer the meatballs to the sauce, cover with a lid and cook for another 10-15 minutes over low heat. Throw away the bouquet garni. Before adding the meatballs to the sauce, you can grind it with a hand blender or rub it through a sieve to get a homogeneous mass (optional).
12. While the meatballs are getting ready, cook the side dish, in our case - spaghetti. But you can also cook rice, mashed potatoes or buckwheat porridge.
13. that's it! Serve the meatballs hot. Pour the prepared sauce over the pasta. You can also add fresh basil and Parmesan to the pasta. Bon appetit!
- Ingredients for meatballs:
- 1 kg chicken fillet
- 1 small egg
- 4 tbsp. bread crumbs
- 5 tbsp heavy cream
- salt, pepper and nutmeg
- vegetable oil
- for the sauce:
- one liter can of canned tomatoes
- 2 tbsp. spoons of tomato paste
- 200 ml orange juice
- juice of one lemon
- 4 tbsp. soy sauce
- 2-3 cm of ginger root
- 4 tbsp. brown sugar
- sprig of rosemary, 3 sprigs of thyme and 2 sprigs of basil
Making chicken meatballs in tomato sauce is not difficult. Seasonally and when available, it is better to replace canned tomatoes with fresh and more ripe ones. In this case, remove the skin from them and spin them in a blender.
Chicken meatballs in Italian sauce
Also, spicy tomato sauce with herbs is ideal as a sauce for pasta and homemade pizza.
Tomato sauce for meatballs1. A little more than one and a half glasses in warm water, this is approximately 300-350 grams, dilute 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
2. We tie together fresh spices with a thread; in addition to those listed in the list of ingredients, you can safely supplement the bouquet with other herbs
4. Combine all prepared ingredients for the sauce in a deep saucepan with canned tomatoes, orange and lemon juice, add soy and sugar.
Mix thoroughly, put on the stove and bring to a light boil. Then reduce the heat, cover with a lid and continue to simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally
Chicken meatballs5. Meanwhile, we grind the chicken breasts in a meat grinder, which in theory should not cause any particular difficulties and chicken meat is noticeably easier to grind than cattle meat
6. Add spices, salt, crackers, heavy cream to the prepared minced meat according to the ingredients and mix everything thoroughly.
7. To bind the components, you need to add eggs to the minced meatballs. In our case, one will be enough. And then, again, you should mix everything well.
Remember that eggs add a little toughness to the final dish, and for meatballs, which must be cooked in liquid in the future, this is necessary so that the minced meat does not fall apart during the process
Meatballs in tomato sauce with herbs8. Well, then, from all the prepared minced chicken, we form small balls the size of a walnut or a little larger
9. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the meatballs over high heat on all sides until lightly browned.
10. Place the fried meatballs in a saucepan with spicy sauce, cover with a lid, and cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes. And when ready, the bouquet of spices can be thrown away.
As a side dish for meatballs, you can boil spaghetti, as the Italians themselves would do it, the recipe for which we will consider in subsequent publications
The chicken ones are ready. The resulting spicy tomato sauce is noticeably thick, with an irresistible aroma. Add some fresh herbs to the dish and you’re ready to start your meal.
Meatballs are made from any meat. There are chicken meatballs, turkey meatballs, fish balls. Meatballs for children under one year old are prepared from lean poultry (preferably domestic), rabbit, with a minimum amount of salt and without onions and spices. Any meatball recipe implies the process of their heat treatment: meatballs are fried, boiled in water or broth, stewed, and meatballs are made in the oven. If you want to boil meatballs, for example, for soup, then it will be useful for you to know how long it takes to cook meatballs. You must understand that there is no universal answer to the question of how long to cook meatballs. As a rule, this will take you a maximum of 10-15 minutes, much depends on the type of meat. Minced chicken meatballs, for example, are cooked for 8-10 minutes.
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Meatballs They are rarely consumed on their own; as a rule, meatballs are served with a side dish and sauce. Potatoes and rice are prepared as a side dish for meatballs. In addition, they make pasta with meatballs, spaghetti with meatballs, and if you cook pasta correctly, all this will be called pasta with meatballs. A very important detail is the sauce for the meatballs. They prepare meatballs in tomato sauce, meatballs in sour cream sauce, meatballs with gravy, meatballs in cream sauce. Meatballs in the sauce turn out more juicy, the sauce also helps create a varied taste of this dish. That is why it is important to learn how to prepare a delicious sauce or gravy. A recipe for meatballs with gravy, a recipe for chicken meatballs in gravy, or many other similar meatball recipes will help you with this. And if you have a question about how to properly sculpt meatballs, a recipe with a photo will help solve this problem.
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