Steamed hedgehogs

The recipe from the site Povarenok. The idea of ​​the recipe is taken from the book "Cooking for a couple".
I really like meat "hedgehogs", but usually they turn out more like meatballs, and these, really - like hedgehogs ...
Immediately I apologize for the unsuccessful photos - it is cloudy and raining on the street, I had to shoot in the light, and I'm not very much a photographer ...
Minced meat - 300 g
Onions (medium) - 1 pc
Garlic - 2 teeth
Rice (basmati) - 100 g
Spices (salt, pepper - to taste)
Recipe "Meat" Hedgehogs "
First, soak the rice in water for two hours. Then drain the water, let the rice dry on a cotton cloth. Transfer the rice to a plate. Prepare minced meat by grinding meat, onions, garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well and roll into balls the size of an egg in the palms of your hands.
Roll the balls in dry rice. Transfer the meatballs to the first level of the steamer and cook on the timer for 40 minutes.



under the influence of steam, the rice will rise.
A miracle will happen - and you will be amazed to find on your plate the presence of "hedgehogs" with needles.
Girls, buy rice "Basmati" - this is essential! With round rice, this effect will not work.
Any meat you like is suitable for minced meat. If someone doesn't have an electric steamer, don't despair! For this purpose, you can easily adapt an ordinary sieve, or cheesecloth by pulling it over a saucepan, or a metal steamer.
You can make them just round - they turn out to be very cute too.


Marginal notes:: I had minced chicken and I added grated tomato for color, so that the minced meat would be at least slightly different from rice in color. The minced meat turned out to be a little more liquid than necessary, so I added a couple of tablespoons of semolina to it. I think that it will be with the minced meat even prettier than chicken. But I really liked it! Delicious, delicate dish and, moreover, dietary. !!! I put some foil in the steamer so that I would not wash the grate later.


I think the kids will really like this dish.
Bon Appetit!!!

Are you planning a children's party or do you just want to surprise your household with an unusual dish? Then this dietary recipe for "prickly" steam cutlets will definitely come in handy! Today we have delicious minced meat hedgehogs with rice on the menu, steamed in a slow cooker. I bring to your attention a recipe with a photo, which will step by step reveal in front of you all the stages of cooking this unusual dish.

How to cook meat hedgehogs with steamed rice in a slow cooker

For the "prickly" back of hedgehogs, we need 100 grams of long-grain rice.

Boil the rice in salted water for 5 minutes, no longer needed.

We put the rice on a sieve and let it dry thoroughly.

In the meantime, the meat needs to be cooked. To make minced meat, take 450 grams of lean pork, 1 large onion (100 grams) and a piece of dried loaf (30 grams).

Fill the bun with 100 grams of milk and leave to soak.

Cut the meat into pieces and pass through a meat grinder. We do the same with onions and white bread. Add 0.5 teaspoon of salt to the minced meat, 0.5 teaspoon of spices "For minced meat" and 1 chicken egg. In the photo I show exactly 1 egg, it just so happened that it turned out to be with two yolks.

Knead the minced meat thoroughly. If necessary, you can add a little semolina or bread crumbs if the minced meat seems thin to you.

Pour water into the multicooker pan and turn on the "Steam" mode for 40 minutes. It should be borne in mind that in some models of the multicooker, the countdown starts immediately. In my multicooker, POLARIS PMC 0512AD, the minutes only start to count down after the water in the bowl boils. We have to cook "hedgehogs" for 40 minutes, starting from the moment of boiling.

While the water is warming up, let's take care of our "prickly" friends.

We form the "body" of a hedgehog from the minced meat and roll it in rice so that only the future "muzzle" remains without rice. Immediately put the workpiece in a steaming container. I make the size of hedgehogs so that 3 pieces fit into a standard bowl.

We make eyes and a nose from black peppercorns.

As soon as the countdown begins, place the bowl with hedgehogs in the multicooker. Having opened the lid after the signal, you can see such beauties.

When serving, lettuce leaves are laid out on a plate and delicious steamed hedgehogs from minced meat with rice are placed on top of them. Remove them from the multicooker container very carefully, using a spoon so as not to damage the "prickly" skin.

The ingredients in the recipe are enough for 6 servings. I have 2 multicooker so there is no problem to prepare an unusual dinner for 6 people. You can also use a larger steamer to increase the number of servings.

Products:

• Minced beef - 500 gr.
• Rice - 1 incomplete multi-glass
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Delicious, appetizing hedgehogs with rice, for children, I cooked this time. And she did not disappoint me. The hedgehogs turned out to be juicy, but not fatty, as is necessary for baby food.

Hedgehogs with rice in a slow cooker for a couple - a recipe with a photo:

1. Cooking products for hedgehogs: minced meat twisted twice in a meat grinder (on a fine wire rack), one onion, one egg, a slightly not full multi-glass of well-washed rice. Salt and black pepper.

2. Add all the ingredients to a large bowl, after making the onion puree using a blender. Be sure to add salt and black pepper.

3. Mix everything to get a homogeneous minced meat.

4. Pour 1 - 1.5 liters of water into the multicooker saucepan and install the grid for steaming dishes. Let's form small-sized koloboks, immediately putting them in a multicooker.

From this amount of minced meat, about 30 small hedgehogs are obtained. A multicooker holds half at a time. The other half can be frozen in the freezer. And next time, all that remains is to put them in a multicooker and set the desired mode.

5. I have a multicooker Polaris 0517, but there is a "steam" function in any multi. Set the program mode "Steam", cooking time 1 hour. The countdown will not start immediately, but only after the water boils, so the total cooking time will be approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. But now you can safely move on to other household chores, the multicooker will turn itself off at the right time and go into heating mode.

6. In an hour, our koloboks will turn into hedgehogs. Delicious and aromatic.

7. Serve hedgehogs better with a vegetable side dish. But it is possible with any dairy-free porridge.

Meat hedgehogs with rice is a very tasty and nutritious dish that will appeal not only to adults, but also to children. Hedgehogs according to this recipe are juicy, not greasy and very tasty! Due to the fact that they will be steamed, the dish can be called the most useful and suitable for a dietary table and a children's menu.
Minced meat is suitable for any, it is best to give preference to the mixed one. Add salt and spices to taste. If the hedgehogs are intended for children, then spices can be completely abandoned. Thanks to the presence of vegetables and fresh herbs in the minced meat, the dish will turn out to be no less tasty and aromatic without them!
Scroll the meat through a meat grinder or use ready-made minced meat.

We also scroll through fresh carrots and medium-sized potatoes through a meat grinder.

Add finely chopped onion and garlic. Garlic can be passed through a press or grated on a fine grater. We put any fresh herbs, I have parsley and dill.

We wash the rice well and add to the rest of the ingredients (do not boil the rice in advance!). Put salt and spices to taste.

Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.

We form balls with our hands and put them in a container in which they will be steamed. I will use a multicooker, but any steamer or steamer will work.

Steam the hedgehogs for about 40-50 minutes.

Thanks to this method of preparation, hedgehogs are juicy, tender and retain all their useful qualities. You can serve the dish either independently or with any side dish to taste. Baked or fresh vegetables are great.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet - 2 pcs.;
• Onions - 1 pc.;
• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• Round grain rice - 150 g;
• A bunch of fresh herbs;
• Spices to taste.

Lovely girls and women, this is the perfect dish for those on a healthy diet or diet. Also, this dish can be prepared for small children.

Incredibly easy to prepare, light and juicy chicken hedgehogs in a multicooker will not leave you indifferent. They are ideal for a light dinner.

Chicken hedgehogs in a slow cooker for a couple, a recipe with a photo

First, we prepare all the products. Defrost chicken meat, rinse and dry a little from excess moisture. We wash and clean the onion. Be sure to wash the egg well. We wash the rice until clear water and soak it for a while in warm water.
Now we take the chicken fillet, cut it into pieces and scroll it in a meat grinder.
Next, we also scroll the onion in a meat grinder and mix with chicken meat.
Add one egg to the minced meat, salt and pepper to taste.
Drain the rice, dry it a little and pour it into our minced chicken.
Mix all this well.
We form hedgehog cutlets about the size of a half of the palm and lay them on the wire rack for steaming in a multicooker. Steamed chicken hedgehogs will look more interesting if they are also rolled in rice on top.
Pour 1 - 1.5 liters of water into the multicooker, add bay leaf to the water for aroma, install the grill with hedgehog chicken cutlets. We turn on the "Steam" mode for about 40 minutes. We are waiting for the preparation of the dish.
We serve the finished dish on the table, decorate with sour cream and herbs. Steamed chicken hedgehogs in a multicooker are one of the best dishes for proper nutrition or diet. Children love chicken and rice hedgehogs. The combination of steamed chicken and rice saturates the body well, provides the necessary nutrients and is very easy to digest and absorb. It goes well with fresh or steamed vegetables. Bon Appetit!

On a note:

If you are cooking for children, then you can turn on your imagination and mold cutlets in the form of small hedgehogs with rice needles. And the eyes and nose can be made from black peppercorns or cloves. It is great if the child himself will take part in the preparation of the dish.