Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, porcupine meatballs. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a large skillet, brown meatballs in oil; drain. This is, by far, the best recipe for porcupine meatballs I have ever had.
Porcupine Meatballs is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Porcupine Meatballs is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have porcupine meatballs using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Porcupine Meatballs:
- Make ready 1 lb ground beef
- Take 1 lb italian sausage, taken out of casing
- Take 2/3 cup basmati rice
- Make ready 1/2 cup soy milk (or milk of your choice)
- Take 1 egg, beaten (or equivalent of egg substitute)
- Prepare 1 tbsp salt, divided
- Get 2 tsp chili powder, divided
- Take 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Prepare 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- Take 2 1/2 cups water
- Take 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- Get hot cooked rice, optional
Adding rice bulked up the beef, yielding more meatballs for less money. The recipe stuck, and eventually people started making rice-filled meatballs by choice rather than necessity. 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!
Steps to make Porcupine Meatballs:
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef & ground pork, mix well. Add rice, milk, egg, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp chili powder, & mix well. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Cook the meatballs in batches in the hot oil until browned on all sides. Drain by putting them on paper towels on a plate.
- In a large saucepan, combine tomatoes, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp chili powder, water, garlic powder, & cayenne pepper. Mix well. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low.
- Add meatballs to tomato mixture & mix well. Cover. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
- Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.
All you have to do is cook up a vegetable to go on the side and you have a complete meal. Porcupine Meatballs originated during the Great Depression, when rice was affordable and readily available, but meat was pricey. 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 Meatballs are hearty and well-seasoned meatballs with rice that simmer in a rich tomato sauce. This is a family recipe passed down from my grandma and I know that your family will love it too!
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