Minced meat nests with mushrooms and tomatoes

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1:

Finely chop the onion.

Step 2:

Place the minced meat in a bowl, add chopped onion and two eggs.

Step 3:

Add salt, pepper, breadcrumbs and knead the mixture with your hands.

Step 4:

Form 6 balls.

Step 5:

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the minced meatballs on it. Use a tomato to flatten the balls and make indentations in them.

Step 6:

Cut the champignons into thick slices.

Step 7:

Lightly fry in a pan. Season with salt and pepper and fry, stirring occasionally.

Step 8:

Add 100 g of sour cream and three triangles of processed cheese. Simmer, stirring.

Step 9:

Place the stewed mushrooms into the cavities in the minced meat.

Step 10:

Cut the tomatoes into slices and place one piece on top of the filling.

Step 11:

Grate the cheese coarsely and place a mound on top of each tomato. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 180°C.

Step 12:

While the nests are baking, prepare the sauce for serving. Combine 150 g of sour cream, oregano, salt, mustard, and lemon juice, and mix thoroughly.

Step 13:

Pour the sauce over the nests and serve.

Cooking tips

It is better to choose lean ground beef - fatty ground beef will hold its shape worse and is not as healthy.

Work with the minced meat wearing gloves – this way it won’t stain your hands and stick to them.

You can use any processed cheese that is sold in portions in the form of triangles.