Spanish Rice And Meatballs Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the egg, rice, onion, parsley, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place on the rack in a pressure cooker. Combine the soup, water and Worcestershire sauce; pour over meatballs., Close cover securely; place pressure regulator on vent pipe. Bring cooker to full pressure over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook for 10 minutes. (Pressure regulator should maintain a slow steady rocking motion or release of steam; adjust heat if needed.) Remove from the heat. Immediately cool according to manufacturer's directions until pressure is completely reduce.

Steps:

• Sauté bacon until crisp in a large frying pan; remove and drain on paper towels.
• Mix ground beef lightly with egg, breadcrumbs, and 1 teaspoon salt until well blended; shape into 16 small balls.
• Brown in bacon drippings in he same pan; push to one side.
• Stir onion, celery, green pepper, and chili powder into pan; sauté until vegetables are soft.
• Stir in rice, tomatoes, water and remaining salt; heat to boiling, stirring lightly to mix; cover.
• Simmer, adding more water if mixture seems dry, about 45 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Garnish with saved bacon.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together all meatball ingredients EXCEPT flour.
• Roll mixture into 2" balls.
• Roll each ball in the flour.
• Lightly oil a skillet with olive oil and fry the meatballs on med.- high heat until golden brown.
• Put meatballs in a large saucepan and set aside.
• In the same skillet you fried the meatballs in, add the onions and peppers and cook until tender.
• Add the tomatoes and cook another 8-10 minutes or until tomatoes are the consistency you like.
• Add the wine and cook about 3 more minutes.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour sauce mixture onto meatballs and let simmer on low about 10 minutes.
• Best served on rice or rice-a-roni.
• *NOTE* If you like a sweeter sauce, try mixing 3 Tbsp grape jelly with the wine before adding it to the sauce.