Cooking ground beef with rice

Much in the preparation of minced meat with rice depends on the meat. The easiest way to take the stores, but the quality of it is much inferior to the home. Therefore, if it is possible to scroll through the meat twice through a meat grinder. If it is rather dry, add richness to a small piece of bacon.

It is best to use a mixed minced beef and pork. There are fans add to stuffing a little lamb, give the dish a specific taste. The cheapest option would be the stuffing from the bird, but it should be mixed with meat, otherwise you'll have to add cementing ingredients like eggs, and the taste will be expressionless.

The second issue, which causes turbulent culinary debate is whether to cook rice to mix with minced meat.

We cooks, there are four approaches to this issue:

1. In the beef intervenes already boiled rice. This makes it easier to make a meal, which includes this mixture. If minced chicken or fish, that is being prepared rather quickly boiled rice is the best option.
2. Figure interfere dry. Preparation of meals takes a little longer time. Rice retains its shape and small hardness. Many people like to cook that way. In addition, dry rice transmits stuffing fastening material.
3. Figure nedovarivaetsya slightly. This option allows you to save the form of rice, but lacks the disadvantages of the second approach.
4. Rice is washed, pour over boiling water - keeps sticky substance and not fall apart.

Selection of rice varieties is also an important issue.

Round rice more sticky, minced with him will be more uniform. Long-grain rice will be saved and meatballs, and in the casserole and stuffing peppers or stuffed cabbage. Perhaps the selection of varieties should be left to the cooking dish: a lot depends on taste preferences.

The taste of food depends on how much is necessary in rice stuffing. Optimal proportions - is 2-3 spoons rice 400-500 g mince. If the rice is too much, the taste of meat to be inexpressive, you get a sort of "farshekasha". If the rice is not enough, the result will dryish.

Additional ingredients can substantially adjust the taste of minced meat with rice. Classic supplements - salt, spices, onion. Onion, finely chopped and stir in the minced meat with rice, giving it not only an additional flavor, but also juicy. Often, stuffing of rice put some garlic, finely chopped, or, even better, forced through a press. An interesting variant - the addition of minced fresh herbs, best dill.

To succulence, if the stuffing harsh, you can add a couple tablespoons of tomato paste or tomato juice. For tack sometimes add an egg or cheese, this option is often used in the preparation of minced meat casseroles and rice.