Among the favorite homemade dishes from childhood, minced hedgehogs with rice occupy a special place in the heart. But what is the right way to cook them? We are ready to share the secrets and have collected as many as 12 recipes!
1. Minced hedgehogs with rice in tomato
Classic recipe, just like mom’s.
You will need: 700 g minced meat, 250 g boiled rice, 2 onions, 1 egg, 1 carrot, 100 ml water, 1 tbsp. flour, 3 tbsp. tomato paste, spices.
Cooking:
1. Rub the carrots on a coarse grater, finely chop 1 onion and send them to the pan.
2. Add minced onion, half-cooked rice, egg and spices to taste. Knead it with your hands and form into balls.
3. Put the hedgehogs in a frying pan, pour boiling water over it, close the lid and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
4. In a small amount of water, dilute the flour and tomato paste or sauce. Stir the filling and pour into the frying pan to the hedgehogs. Season again and simmer covered for another 20-30 minutes.
2. Minced hedgehogs with rice in the oven
Slightly crunchy on top and very soft on the inside.
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 1 glass of rice, 1 onion, 1 egg, spices.
Cooking: Boil the rice until half cooked, chop the onion in a blender and add everything to the minced meat. Season, mix with egg and form hedgehogs. Put them on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
3. Hedgehogs from ground beef with rice and carrots
For flavor, add some Provence herbs to the minced meat.
You will need: 500 g minced beef, 1 bunch of greens, 1 onion, 70 g rice, 2 carrots, 2 tsp. tomato paste, 3 tbsp. sour cream, 1 tbsp. flour, spices.
Cooking: Boil the rice until half cooked, grate the carrots on a fine grater, and chop the onion and herbs. Mix everything with minced meat, add spices to taste and form hedgehogs.
Mix 400 ml of water, tomato paste, sour cream and flour until smooth. Put hedgehogs and fields in a frying pan and fill. Simmer everything under the lid over low heat for 40-50 minutes.
4. Hedgehogs minced pork with rice and herbs
The more greens, the more expressive the taste is.
You will need: 500 g minced pork, 125 g rice, 1 egg, 1 onion, 1 bunch of parsley and dill, 2 cloves of garlic, 100 ml of white wine, half a lemon, spices.
Cooking: Chop onions and greens with garlic, boil rice and mix everything with minced meat. Season it to taste, add the egg, form hedgehogs and lightly fry on all sides. Pour wine and lemon juice into the pan, evaporate, add a little water and simmer under the lid until tender.
5. Hedgehogs minced chicken with rice and zucchini
Chicken hedgehogs are good with zucchini or zucchini, because they are much juicier that way.
You will need: 700 g minced chicken, 100 g rice, 1 zucchini, 1 onion, 200 g sour cream, 100 ml water, spices, 2 tbsp. flour, greens.
Cooking: Grate the zucchini on a coarse grater, and the onion on a fine grater. Boil the rice until half cooked, add everything to the minced meat, season and mix.
Add a little greenery there, form meat balls, roll in flour and fry until golden. Put them in a mold, pour sour cream with water and send them in the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
6. Minced hedgehogs in a creamy sauce
Take thicker cream so that the hedgehogs are more tender.
You will need: 800 g minced meat, 2 onions, 0.5 cups of rice, 1 egg, 60 ml of water, spices, 4 tbsp. butter, 2 carrots, 0.5 cups of cream, 1.5-2 cups of broth, 3 tbsp. flour, garlic.
Cooking: Finely chop 1 onion into minced meat, add boiled rice, egg and silent water. Season, knead, form hedgehogs and put in a mold. Cut 1 more onion into half rings and fry with grated carrots in butter.
Add flour, mix and gradually pour in the broth with cream. Stew the sauce until thick, bring to taste with garlic and spices, and fill the hedgehogs. Send to the oven for 40 minutes at 200 degrees.
7. Minced hedgehogs in sour cream and tomato sauce
Thick and fragrant sauce makes the dish even more appetizing.
You will need: 400 g of minced meat, 0.5 cups of rice, 1 egg, 1 carrot, herbs, 1 tbsp. tomato paste, 2 tbsp. sour cream, 1 tbsp . flour.
Cooking: Add grated carrots, chopped greens, boiled rice, egg and spices to taste in minced meat. Mix it well, form hedgehogs, roll in flour and fry. Fill them with water so that it reaches the middle and simmer for 20 minutes under the lid. Dilute tomato paste and sour cream in water, pour into the same pan and cook for another 15-20 minutes.
8. Minced hedgehogs with rice and cabbage
Of the spices, spicy herbs, nutmeg and coriander are excellent.
You will need: 750 g minced meat, 1 cup rice, 400 g cabbage, 1 carrot, 1 egg, 200 g sour cream, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, spices.
Cooking: Finely chop cabbage and carrots and stew them until half cooked. Boil the rice, add everything to the minced meat and add the egg there. Form round meat balls, fry a little and put in a frying pan or cauldron. Top them with water with sour cream and tomato paste, and simmer for about 40 minutes under the lid.
9. Minced hedgehogs with rice and mushrooms
If desired, sprinkle hedgehogs with grated cheese before baking.
You will need: 450 g minced meat, 100 g rice, 200 g mushrooms, 1 onion, 1 can of tomatoes in their own juice, 1 glass of water, 5 tbsp. sour cream, spices and herbs.
Cooking: Boil the rice, rub the onion on a fine grater, and chop the mushrooms. Add everything to the minced meat, mix, beat off and mix spices and herbs in the same place. Form the hedgehogs and lay them out in the form. Mix sour cream, crushed tomatoes and water, and pour the sauce over the dish. Bake under foil for about an hour at 180 degrees.
10. Minced hedgehogs with rice and cheese
Any hard, soft, pickled or processed cheese will do.
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 1 egg, 100 g rice, 100 g cheese, 250 ml water, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, 4 tbsp. sour cream, 70 ml cream, spices.
Cooking: Add spices, boiled rice, grated cheese and egg to minced meat, knead and form round balls. Put them in a frying pan, add a little water and simmer for 20 minutes over low heat. Mix the remaining water with cream, sour cream and tomato paste, add to the same and simmer for another 20 minutes.
11. Minced hedgehogs with rice and vegetables
Such a dish can be quite self-sufficient even without a side dish.
You will need: 300 g minced meat, 50 g rice, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 pepper, 1 zucchini, 1 tomato, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, 1 egg, 350 ml of water, spices, 1 bunch of cilantro.
Cooking: Boil rice until half cooked and mix it with minced meat, spices and egg, and then form hedgehogs. Finely chop all the vegetables and simmer together in a pan until soft. Put meat balls to them, pour water with tomato paste and simmer under the lid for about 30-40 minutes. At the end, sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
12. Minced hedgehogs with rice and cottage cheese
An excellent recipe for children and those who adhere to proper nutrition.
You will need: 500 g minced meat, 200 g cottage cheese, 150 g boiled rice, 0.5 cups of milk, spices, flour, 4 tbsp. grated tomatoes, 350 ml of water.
Cooking: Mix minced meat with rice, cottage cheese, spices and milk, form hedgehogs and roll in flour. Put them in a mold and pour water with tomato puree. Bake in the oven for about 35 minutes at 250 degrees.