Old Fashioned Porcupine Meatballs
Servings: 32 meatballs
This was the very first thing I learned to cook in school cooking class. I was so proud of myself LOL! The do taste great! Here is a little history. They originated during the Great Depression. Rice was affordable and meat was expensive. By adding rice to the classic meatballs they could bulk up the amount of meatballs and make them stretch a lot further. Where does the name come from? Most likely because when they simmer in sauce they start to resemble little porcupines when the cooked rice pokes out of the meatball like quills. So cute. Here is how I make them. I added whipped potatoes and they go together perfectly, yummm so good.
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Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
2 Tbs Olive Oil
2 Tbs Water
1 Tsp Minced Garlic
1 Tbs Onion soup mix
1 Tbs Brown Sugar
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbs Minced onion
1 Can of Tomato Sauce
1/2 Cup water
Salt and Pepper
Steps
Add hamburger meat to a bowl
Add rice, chopped Onion, Salt & Pepper, Onion soup mix, garlic, and 1 tbs. water and mix with your hands.
Form into small balls
Add oil to a skillet
Fry meatballs until browned
SAUCE:
Add tomato sauce to a small bowl
1/2 Cup of water
Add Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar mix well
Pour Sauce over meatballs
Stir cover simmer for 30 min