Porcupine Meatballs. These easy meatballs are simmered in a simple tomato sauce. Your kids will love the little "spikes" made of rice. "This is, by far, the best recipe for porcupine meatballs I have ever had. These well-seasoned porcupine meatballs in a rich tomato sauce are one of my mom's best main dishes.
Porcupine Meatballs are a fun twist on a traditional meatball recipe. Porcupine Meatballs are similar to a classic meatball recipe, only with rice added to the meat mixture before cooking. Porcupine meatballs are hearty and well seasoned meatballs with rice that simmer in a rich tomato sauce. You can have Porcupine Meatballs using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Porcupine Meatballs
- It’s of Meatballs.
- Prepare 1/2 C of Long Grain Rice, uncooked.
- It’s 1/2 C of Water.
- You need 1 of Medium White Onion, chopped.
- You need 1 tsp of Sea Salt.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of Celery Seed.
- You need 1/8 tsp of Ground Black Pepper.
- It’s 1 pound of Ground Beef.
- It’s 2 of Tblsp Cooking Oil.
- You need of Sauce.
- You need 15 oz of can Tomato Sauce.
- It’s 1 C of water.
- It’s 2 of Tblsp Light Brown Sugar.
- You need 2 tsp of Worcestershire Sauce.
My favorite way to serve these porcupine meatballs is with mixed steamed vegetables on the side. I also like to serve these meatballs on top of spiralized zucchini noodles, or with riced cauliflower. Porcupine Meatballs made easy with uncooked rice, ground turkey, eggs and without tomato sauce. Then bake, cook in slow cooker or Instant Pot, or freeze for later.
Porcupine Meatballs instructions
- In a large mixing bowl: ground beef, 1/2 C water, onion, salt celery seed, black pepper, and garlic powder. Combine with hands until blended..
- Heat oil in large frying pan. I love using my cast iron skillet, or chicken fryer..
- Form 1 1/2 inch meatballs and place in heated skillet. As balls brown roll them in the skillet to cook evenly. Drain grease in container safe for hot grease..
- While meatballs are cooking mix sauce in a large mixing bowl: can tomato sauce, 1 cup water, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce..
- Once meatballs have been gently browned and firmed up pour sauce directly over meatballs in the skillet. Heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer gently about one hour. Checking to make sure they heat evenly. Don't cut the time or the rice will be under cooked..
- Serve meatballs with sauce. I like to have mine with mashed potatoes and a vegetable..
Great meatballs that have rice in them, and are simmered in a tomato-Worcestershire sauce. Definitely a kid pleaser; these were my all time favorites as a kid, and are to my kids now! These meatballs are stuffed with plenty of rice, which, as it cooks, pokes out of the meatballs, making them look like prickly little porcupines. Reviews for: Photos of Saucy Porcupine Meatballs. Instant Pot Porcupine Meatballs are a tasty and simple recipe, made with ground beef, rice, and a simple tomato sauce.
