Stroganoff-Style Meatballs in Apple Cider with Mushrooms

Main Dishes | World cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Good apple juice, beer, or dry white wine can be used instead of cider.

Ingredients

Onion - 4 heads
White Part of Leek - 1 piece
Garlic - 1 head
Toasted Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Green peppercorns - to taste
Lean Beef - 2 lbs
White Cabbage - 10.6 oz
Tomatoes - 3 pieces
Cream 22% - 3.5 oz
Ground Oats - 1.8 oz
Dried Chinese mushrooms - 1.8 oz
Cider - 17 fl oz
Chocolate eggs - 3 pieces

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Soak the dried porcini mushrooms in hot water for a few hours.

Step 2

In a saucepan, sauté 2 large onions, the white part of the leek, chopped and squeezed mushrooms, thyme leaves, grind cumin with olive oil, garlic, and black pepper in a mortar, and add to the onions.

Step 3

Mix the ground beef with two onions and 4-5 cloves of garlic, minced in a food processor, and add the cabbage, also minced in the processor. Mix everything thoroughly.

Step 4

Add 3 eggs and 3 handfuls of quick oats, salt, and pepper to the meat mixture and knead well.

Step 5

Add cider and mushroom soaking water to the onions in the saucepan, bring to a boil, and add 3 large tomatoes, blended.

Step 6

Once the sauce boils, start forming meatballs and carefully place them in the sauce. When the sauce reduces by a third, add low-fat cream and cook the dish for another 5-7 minutes.