Arabian Meatballs in Broth

Arabian Meatballs in Broth
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Arabian Meatballs in Broth a try. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. One serving contains 241 calories, 25g of protein, and 5g of fat. If you have quick-cooking rice cereal, pepper, ground beef, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the quick-cooking white rice you could follow this main course with the Baked Rice Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Mix rice cereal with 1/3 cup cold water; let stand at least 5 minutes.
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Meanwhile, in a 5- to 6-quart nonstick pan, stir half the onion and 1 teaspoon garlic over medium-high heat until limp, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, broth, and rice. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender to bite, 12 to 15 minutes.
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As rice cooks, mix beef with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
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Mix half the beef mixture with one-fourth of the rice cereal mixture, remaining onion and garlic, 1 tablespoon mint, and parsley.
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In a food processor, whirl remaining beef mixture and remaining rice cereal mixture until it is a sticky paste.
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6
Shape each of the meat mixtures into 4 oval pieces. In your palm, flatten 1 piece of the beef paste until it's 1/4 inch thick.
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Lay a coarse-beef oval over the thin piece and fold paste around it, shaping into a 3-inch-long football.
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Repeat to form each meatball, and as shaped, drop into simmering broth.
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Simmer over low heat, covered, turning meatballs once, until no longer pink in center (cut to test), about 10 minutes.
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Add lemon juice, remaining mint, and salt and pepper to taste. Ladle meatball soup into bowls.
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Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score12
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