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.
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