Easiest Way to Make Tasty Porcupine Meatballs

Porcupine Meatballs. We're going where no other leading meal kit company has. Porcupine meatballs have been a family staple since the Great Depression (and even before that!). They're called porcupine meatballs because the rice pokes out of the meat while they're cooking, resembling the spiky animal.

Porcupine meatballs are an old-fashioned favorite, developed during the depression to stretch the amount of ground meat. They are so-named because once cooked the rice sticks out of the meatball looking a bit like porcupine quills. Porcupine Meatballs are similar to a classic meatball recipe, only with rice added to the meat mixture before cooking. You can have Porcupine Meatballs using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Porcupine Meatballs

1. Prepare 1 lb of Ground Beef.
2. You need 1/2 cup of Uncooked White Rice.
3. You need 1/2 cup of Water.
4. It's 1/3 of Minced Onion.
5. You need 1 tsp of Salt.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of Celery Salt.
7. It's tsp of 1/8 Garlic Powder.
8. Prepare tsp of 1/8 Black Pepper.
9. It's 15 oz of Tomato Sauce.
10. Prepare 2 tsp of Worcestershire.
11. Prepare 1 cup of Water.
12. You need 1 small of Canned Tomato Paste.

When the rice sticks out, these meatballs resemble a little 'porcupine'. I personally love the texture that the rice gives these meatballs. It makes them so soft, tender and juicy all the way through! Porcupine Meatball Bowl - add mashed potatoes to a bowl, swirl on some sauce, add a few meatballs and a drizzle of more sauce.

Porcupine Meatballs instructions

1. Mix the ground beef, rice, 1/2 cup water, onion, salt, celery salt, garlic powder, and black pepper in a bowl. Roll the mixture into 12 meatballs..
2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the meatballs. Cook meatballs, turning occasionally, until evenly browned. Drain and discard any excess grease. Pour the tomato sauce, 1 cup water, and Worcestershire sauce into the skillet; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center and the rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Stir in more water if the sauce becomes too dry..
3. Add Tomato Paste to thicken.

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. 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! Another great way of making these famous porcupine meatballs is in the slow cooker recipe. DIRECTIONS Combine ground beef, rice, milk, minced onion, salt and pepper in bowl.