Porcupine Balls
"Little meatballs rolled in rice, hence the name porcupine balls! This is an old recipe, but good! With minimal ingredients it is easy to make and budget friendly. Hope you enjoy!"
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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12-14 balls
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 (2 ounce) envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄2 cup rice
- 1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
directions
- Beat egg slightly with water and 2 tablespoons of soup mix.
- Mix lightly with ground beef and 1/4 cup of the rice.
- Shape into balls.
- Roll remaining 1/4 cup of rice pressing tightly into meat.
- Heat tomato juice to boiling and stir in remaining onion soup mix and sugar; reduce heat to simmer.
- Place meat balls in saucepan of tomato juice and cover.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, 50 minutes or until rice puffs out around meat.
Questions & Replies
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Is it instant or uncooked rice?
Reviews
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This recipe is so good. We really enjoyed this quick and easy to make dish. The flavor was spot on. The porcupine balls were tender and juicy. I loved that it used ingredients found in most pantries. Thank you for sharing with us. Made for Pac 2011.
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