Tender Herbed Meatballs

Posted Sat, 09/25/04

 

Yesterday I felt the urge to create something new in the kitchen, to make a dish from scratch. When the culinary mood strikes, I try and go with it. My idea was a variation of the meatball, along with white rice and a tomato-vegetable side.

 

I started out by mixing the following together in a large bowl:

 

1-1/4 LB ground beef or turkey

2 TBS prepared minced garlic

1 tsp. prepared dried mustard

2 tsp. paprika

2 TBS dried minced onion

1 tsp. lemon-pepper seasoning

1 egg

1 TBS teriyaki sauce

1/4 C liquid Coffee Mate

Breadcrumbs to bind

1 C rice

Water (about 4 C)

After mixing all of the above ingredients very well, I shaped small meatballs and placed them in the upper rack of my steamer. With rice on the lower level, I cooked the entire lot for about thirty minutes. The meatballs were extremely moist because of steam-cooking, and the rice had a slight sticky quality.

 

In a cooking pot, I also combined the following:

 

1 can (28 oz.) diced & peeled tomatoes, with liquid

1 green bell pepper, cleaned & diced

1/2 small onion, diced

2 TBS prepared minced garlic

Olive oil

Water (to make additional liquid – add to desired consistency)

I cooked the mixture covered over medium-low heat for about forty minutes, stirring occasionally. When all of the vegetables were tender, I ladled servings onto two plates. I also scooped a portion of rice onto each place, on top if which I placed about six or seven small meatballs.

 

Wilbert went wild over the meal. He took the leftover meatballs and made a sandwich for work. The meatballs were quite delicious, to which the addition of the creamy Coffee Mate contributed a great deal.

 

I'm not sure what to call the dish – perhaps Tender Herb Meatballs.

 

Blog Tags: New Recipes

 

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