Lazy Pigeons
Meatballs made of minced pork/beef meat, cabbage and rice.
In Lithuania we call them Lazy Pigeons. Basically, it is a simpler version of our traditional cuisine dish – Pigeons (meatballs wrapped in white cabbage leaves).
It is a simple yet delicious dish, that doubles the portion of meat needed – from 500 grams of minced pork/beef meat I made 12 meatballs. In Lithuania most often we use mashed potatoes and pickles as sides, but pasta or buckwheat goes well together too.
INGRIDIENTS
Meatballs
500 g minced pork/beef or pork meat
80 g boiled rice
White cabbage – quantity to the likings
1 egg
1 small onion
1 carrot (may be excluded)
Salt, pepper, other spices to the likings
Sauce
500 ml of water
3 tablespoons of tomato paste
2 tablespoons of sour cream
1/2 tablespoon of flour
Pinch of salt
METHOD
1.Finely chop cabbage and onions, grate carrot.
2. Put minced meat, rice and cabbage in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
3. Add onions, carrots, spices and egg to the mixture. Mix everything thoroughly.
4. Form meatballs and put them in the baking pan.
5. In a separate bowl mix water, tomato paste, sour cream, flour and salt. Pour over meatballs.
6. Bake in the oven. 200 degrees, 45-50 minutes covered with aluminum foil and then 15-20 minutes uncovered.
