Slow-Cooked Hearty Meatbal’s
Slow cooked meatballs with rice, herbs, and tomato juice.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
- 1 small yellow onion peeled & finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- ½ tablespoon dried dill
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups tomato juice or tomato-vegetable juice 2/4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix together the ground beef with the rice, onion, garlic, parsley, dill, and egg in a large bowl; shape into small meatballs and roll in flour.
- Add the tomato juice to a slow cooker.
- Add meatballs and pour water to completely cover the meatballs.
- Add in the butter.
- Cover & cook on low 6–8 hr. , checking occasionally to make sure the cooker doesn’t boil dry.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- The dish is ready to be served.