Elli's Saucy Sausage Meatballs and Rice
Delicious tomato sauce and chopped sausages for meatballs best served with rice. I really enjoy eating it and it's really easy to make.
Delicious tomato sauce and chopped sausages for meatballs best served with rice. I really enjoy eating it and it's really easy to make.
- Carbohydrate 63.2699 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0.4775 g
- Fiber 0.626500015258789 g
- Protein 5.4379 g
- Saturated Fat 0.134535 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (112g)
- Sodium 2.405 mg
- Sugar 62.6433999847412 g
- Trans Fat 0.076565 g
- Calories 286 calories
Step-by-step
- Cook the sausage, chop them up into small chunks and leave aside.
- Gently fry the onion, garlic and herbs with a splash of oil. Do this until the onion is softened. (If you cook the onion on a high temperature then the garlic will burn).
- Add the tomatoes and leave to simmer gently for up to an hour, stirring occasionally to prevent burning and sticking.
- Add the cooked and chopped sausages to the sauce and serve with your cooked rice.
- Last but not least, Enjoy!
Standard meatball dishes require forming individual spheres from loose ground meat, but this variation bypasses that labor by reshaping pre-linked sausages into bite-sized chunks after cooking. Keeping the heat low during the initial onion and garlic sweat prevents the allium sugars from caramelizing too quickly and turning bitter. Simmering the tomato base for up to an hour concentrates the natural fruit acids into a thick, clinging coating.
- Double the onion and tomato quantities easily when scaling up the yield for four portions without altering the cooking vessel depth.
- Keep the stovetop burner at medium-low during aromatics sautéing so the minced garlic avoids scorching within three minutes.
- Stir the simmering canned tomatoes every ten minutes using a wooden spoon to prevent scorching at the bottom of the pan.
- Substitute regular pork sausages with plant-based links at a one-to-one ratio if dietary preferences change, though vegan alternatives will require less browning time.
- Store leftover portions in an airtight glass container for up to three days in the refrigerator.
Adjusting the liquid ratio ensures the rice absorbs excess moisture properly without becoming soggy. Proper temperature management keeps the garlic from burning and spoiling the sauce profile.
