Calories: 887

If you prefer healthy eating and properly prepared dishes, then you should like today's recipe - I suggest cooking steamed beef meatballs in a slow cooker. Yes, a slow cooker is a very good helper in the kitchen, thanks to it, many dishes can now be cooked much easier, easier than baking is worth - in a slow cooker it turns out incomparable. But today we will use the “steamed” function, we will cook delicious beef meatballs with the addition of rice. Meatballs can be served with a vegetable salad, they can also be served simply with chopped herbs and homemade sauces. These meatballs are perfect for kids, in combination with mashed potatoes, kids should really like it. So let's get started! I think you'll like these as well.

- beef (pulp) - 300 gr.,
- boiled rice - 5 tablespoons,
- onion - 1.5-2 pcs.,
- garlic - 1-2 cloves,
- salt, pepper - to taste.

How to cook at home

Prepare the beef - wash and dry the meat with kitchen towels. After that, cut the beef into large pieces, such that they fit comfortably into the opening of your meat grinder.



Prepare onions and garlic - peel and wash, dry. Chop the onion randomly. To make meatballs juicy, onions should not be spared.



Install a grate with a wide mesh on the meat grinder, so that in the end we get large minced meat. Skip the meat in a meat grinder and transfer it to a bowl.





Next, skip the garlic cloves and onions in a meat grinder. If meatballs are prepared for children, it is better to exclude garlic from the list of ingredients. So, onion and garlic shift to the meat.



Boil the rice in advance until half cooked so that the rice is “to the tooth”. Add rice to minced meat. The amount of rice can be increased or decreased as desired.



Season all ingredients with salt and ground pepper. Mix everything thoroughly, beat the minced meat several times.



When the minced meat is well mixed, form small round blanks. Pour boiling water into the multicooker bowl, set the mold and shift the meatballs. In the "steamed" mode, cook the meatballs for 20-25 minutes. That's all, meatballs serve to the table. Also pay attention to

Cooking meatballs in a double boiler with meat and rice:

Since we will prepare a meat dish, special attention must be paid to the choice of the main ingredient - meat. For cooking meatballs in a double boiler with meat and rice, it is best to use minced meat from non-fat beef.

We twist the meat in a meat grinder - it is advisable to use a not very fine grate. Pay special attention to the fact that we do not add onions to the minced meat, so the meatballs are incredibly tender and have a bright taste of meat.

Rice can be taken raw, you can use steamed. For a better taste of diet meatballs, we do not cook rice, but pour boiling water over it and leave it for about 15 minutes.

After the rice is sufficiently nourished, it can be added to the meat - rice should be half as much as minced meat.

Mix very well, add salt and your favorite spices.

You can add one fresh egg to the minced meat so that the meatballs do not fall apart, however, if you cook without an egg, the meatballs will be more tender and juicier. But for this it will be necessary to knead the minced meat very well, and then hold it in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

From the finished minced meat we form small meatballs - about 3 centimeters in diameter and put them in the dishes of the double boiler.

While you cook the meatballs, turn on the steamer to heat up the water - this will reduce the cooking time and keep the meatballs whole. When the meatballs are placed in the form, close the lid tightly and set to cook.

It usually takes 30-35 minutes to cook the dish - it all depends on the degree of readiness of the rice. Ready-made meatballs can be served with a side dish of boiled potatoes, if you are on a diet - use buckwheat, boiled in water, without adding oil.

For a brighter taste, you can add a spoonful of non-fat sour cream and fresh herbs - wash well in running water and finely chop with a knife. Also a great addition to these meatballs will be homemade recipe.

Bon appetit.

Steam meatballs are a dish of dietary cuisine, but nevertheless they can be not only healthy and nutritious, but also tasty. Recipes for steamed meat and fish meatballs generally do not differ in variety, the result depends on the quality of meat or fish, and also, do not overexpose them in a double boiler, otherwise they will be dry and tasteless. We will tell you how to cook meatballs for a couple in our today's selection.

Steam meatballs

If minced meat is frozen, then defrost it first. Add rice, finely chopped onion to minced meat. Soy sauce, herbs and egg. Mix everything well, form meatballs and put in a double boiler. We cook according to the mode for cooking meatballs provided in your double boiler. Separately, you can cook tomato sauce.

Steamed meatballs for a child

• minced pork and beef - 1 kg;
• chicken egg - 1 pc.;
• onion - 2 pcs.;
• bread without crust - 100 g;
• rice - 100 g;
• carrots - 2 pcs.;
• milk - 0.5 cups;
• tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
• salt, pepper, bay leaf - to taste.

We pass 1 carrot and 1 onion through a meat grinder and mix vegetables with minced meat. We pre-boil the rice, soak the bread in milk, then add it all to the minced meat, break the egg, salt and pepper. Mix everything well and form meatballs. Next, cook in a double boiler. Separately, we prepare the sauce for meatballs: finely chopped 1 onion and 1 carrot, lightly fry in oil, add chopped tomatoes. Stew a little, then pour in 0.5 cups of water, salt, pepper, add lavrushka. We boil a little more. Ready-made meatballs can be stewed a little in this sauce, or they can be served separately.

Steamed fish meatballs

• fish fillet - 600 g;
• breadcrumbs - 0.5 cups;
• milk - 1/4 cup;
• chicken egg - 1 pc.;
• olive oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
• garlic - 2 cloves;
• parsley;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Soak crackers in milk, grind fish fillet and garlic in a meat grinder or blender. Add the egg, soaked crackers, salt, pepper, mix the minced meat well. We form small balls, sprinkle each with olive oil and put it in a double boiler. Steam for 10 minutes. Serve fish meatballs with boiled rice, stewed vegetables or mashed potatoes, garnished with herbs.

Recipe for fish meatballs in a double boiler

• cod fillet (you can pollock, hake, haddock) - 500 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• carrots - 2 pcs.;
• rice - 1/3 cup;
• salt, pepper, seasonings to taste.

Grind fish and vegetables in a meat grinder and mix with rice, salt, pepper and add seasonings to taste. We form meatballs and put them in a double boiler, cook according to the instructions for your double boiler. Serve with chopped herbs and sour cream.

Dishes in a double boiler come out very tender and dietary, because they can be cooked without using excess fat. Now we will tell you how to cook meatballs in a double boiler. Most often, lean beef or chicken is used for this.

Recipe for meatballs in a double boiler

Ingredients:

• beef - 400 g;
• rice - 100 g;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking

We pass the meat through a meat grinder, using not the smallest grate. Pour rice with boiling water and leave for 15 minutes. Then we put it in a colander to drain excess liquid, and add it to the minced meat. Salt, pepper to taste and mix well. We send the resulting mass to the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Then we form small meatballs from minced meat - about 3-4 cm in diameter. In the meantime, turn on the steamer to heat the water. We lay out our blanks in the form of a double boiler, cover with a lid and cook for 40-45 minutes.

Meatballs with rice in a double boiler

Ingredients:

• beef pulp - 0.5 kg;
• carrots - 100 g;
• onion - 100 g;
• rice - 1/3 cup;
• salt, black ground pepper - to taste.

Cooking

We pass the beef through a meat grinder along with onions. Three carrots on a coarse grater. Boil the rice until half cooked, drain the excess water. Combine all ingredients, add salt and pepper to taste and mix well. From the resulting mass we form balls with a diameter of 5-6 cm. Put them on a steamer pan and cook for 50-60 minutes. Here we are ready!

Chicken meatballs in a double boiler with cheese sauce

Ingredients:

• chicken fillet - 400 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• eggs - 1 pc.;
• sour cream 15% fat - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• salt - to taste.

Meatballs are one of the most common main courses that go well with any side dish. They can be prepared not only from meat and rice, but also from other products if a person is a vegetarian. However, originally meatballs were prepared from meat. They can be fried, baked in foil in the oven, stewed with gravy and steamed.

Everyone chooses the cooking method that he likes best, but not always health allows you to eat fried or fatty foods. In cases where you have to follow a diet, meatballs cooked in a double boiler are the best option.

Diet meals

Dieting involves the rejection of any products that can harm the body. It can be prescribed by a specialist for various diseases such as gastritis, kidney and liver disorders, diabetes mellitus, etc., and can also be used for weight loss. This is especially true for women who watch their figure.

The steamer can be used for cooking with any diet. Steamed food does not lose its useful and gustatory qualities and remains low-fat. If you don't have a double boiler, you can use a regular saucepan with a lid and a strainer that can fit in a pot of boiling water. The main thing is that the food does not touch the water, but is steamed.