Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, giouvarlakia (rice meatballs). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Well, first of all you need to put all the ingredients in a big bowl together with the olive oil and start to form the meatballs with your hands. Deliciously satisfying all year round, Giouvarlakia is a simple and traditional Greek soup featuring meatballs in a creamy egg-lemon sauce. These rice meatballs are very easy and taste delicious! All three of us love them and I usually make a double batch so we have enough leftovers for lunch the next day.
Giouvarlakia (rice meatballs) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Giouvarlakia (rice meatballs) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have giouvarlakia (rice meatballs) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Giouvarlakia (rice meatballs):
- Make ready 500 g ground beef
- Take 6 tbsp short-grain white rice
- Prepare 1 medium onion, grated
- Make ready 1 handful chopped parsley
- Prepare 2 eggs
- Prepare salt
- Prepare pepper
- Take 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Prepare 2 medium lemons
- Get 1/2 cup olive oil
With a few key ingredients and simple steps, you can create a beautiful dish for the entire family. It is a warming winter soup with meatballs and rice. You can make it with vegetables, parsley, dill, chilli and lemon or any combination of them that you prefer. Giouvarlakia are usually made with a mix of pork and beef mince, but you can do with any of those.
Steps to make Giouvarlakia (rice meatballs):
- In a bowl, place the mince, 2-3 pinches of salt, pepper, the cumin, the rice, the grated onion, the chopped parsley and one of the eggs.
- Mix well, and let rest for half an hour in the fridge.
- In a large pot, bring water to the boil, with salt and the oil.
- Roll the mince mixture into medium sized balls, and place them into the boiling water. Let simmer over medium heat for 25 minutes.
- Lower the heat. In a bowl beat the second egg and add the juice of the lemons, while continuing to beat. Ladle a little of the hot soup into the egg mixture, gently and while continuing to beat it.
- Having warmed the egg mixture, pour it into the soup pot, stirring gently, and raise the heat to medium. Let cook for 5 minutes, and serve.
You can make it with vegetables, parsley, dill, chilli and lemon or any combination of them that you prefer. Giouvarlakia are usually made with a mix of pork and beef mince, but you can do with any of those. They are […] Youvarlakia is a traditional Greek meatball soup with rice, egg, and lemon. A very comforting and nourishing family meal made on a budget. It's pretty similar to the classic Avgolemono Chicken Soup and the Stuffed Cabbage Rolls With Avgolemono.
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