Beef Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Rice

Prepare the ingredients. Prepare all the ingredients - we will start cooking with them in a moment 🍚✨

Chop the onion. Peel and finely chop the onion

Peel the garlic. Peel the garlic

Chop the parsley. Finely chop the parsley to taste

Mix the meat. Combine the ground meat with the egg, some of the parsley (to taste), salt, and pepper, and mix thoroughly

Shape the meatballs. Using wet hands, shape the prepared mixture into smaller meatballs

Saute the onion with the garlic. Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the onion and garlic, and saute over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until golden

Add the tomato sauce. Add the tomato sauce, season with salt and pepper, and cook over medium heat for about 2-3 minutes

Cook the rice. Rinse the rice, cover it with water in a 1:2 ratio, bring to a boil over high heat, then cover, reduce to the lowest heat, and cook for 10-15 minutes until tender (do not lift the lid unnecessarily during cooking)

Add the meatballs to the sauce. Add the meatballs to the sauce and cook over low heat for another 5-10 minutes depending on their size

Serve. Season the rice with olive oil, salt, pepper, and possibly the remaining parsley, plate it, and place the meatballs on top 🍽️✨