Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, porcupine balls. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Porcupine balls is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Porcupine balls is something that I have loved my entire life.
This is, by far, the best recipe for porcupine meatballs I have ever had. The recipe also includes cooking directions for stovetop cooking or cooking in the oven. Hope you enjoy as much as our family does.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook porcupine balls using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Porcupine balls:
- Get 2 lb ground beef
- Get 2 eggs
- Make ready 2 cup rice(add more if mixture is too moist)
- Get 1 packages 3 oz real bacon bits
- Take 1 large can of tomato sauce
- Get 1 large container of tomato juice
- Prepare salt,pepper,onion powder,garlic powder
They are so-named because once cooked the rice sticks out of the meatball looking a bit like porcupine quills. While the meatballs bake, the grains of rice pop out and look incredibly similar to porcupine quills. Simmer the meatballs in a quick homemade tomato sauce for a delicious, family-friendly dish.. Porcupine Meatballs originated during the Great Depression, when rice was affordable and readily available, but meat was pricey.
Steps to make Porcupine balls:
- Mix meat, eggs, rice, and seasonings in a mixing bowl
- Stir together tomato juice and sauce in crock pot.
- Roll meat mixture into balls
- Place in sauce
- Turn crock pot on high (4 hours) or low (6-8hours)
- Serve with mashed potatoes
By adding rice to a classic meatball recipe, home cooks could bulk up the meal and stretch a small amount of beef a little bit further. Porcupine Meatball Bowl - add mashed potatoes to a bowl, swirl on some sauce, add a few meatballs and a drizzle of more sauce. Serve with garlic bread or cheesy bread; Serve on a Charcuterie board - Make smaller meatballs and serve on a charcuterie board with a side of sauce, garlic toast, and cheese bread. The mixture is shaped into large meatballs which are then placed in a baking dish. The tomato sauce is a simple mixture of canned tomato sauce, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce.
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