Beef Porcupines Food

RICE AND BEEF PORCUPINES

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, uncooked rice, onion, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning if using. Form ground beef into small balls.
• Add oil into pan and heat; add balls and brown lightly.
• Add tomato sauce and water.
• Cover and simmer 45 to 50 minutes, or until rice is tender.

PORCUPINE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Use your hands to mix the ground beef, egg, onion, rice, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon of the Italian seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon of the garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper in a large bowl until well combined. Roll the meat mixture into 24 balls (each about 2 heaping tablespoons and 1 inch in diameter).
• Heat the olive oil in a large, high-sided oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Once shimmering, add the meatballs and cook until lightly browned on all sides, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Reduce the heat to medium, then stir in the tomato puree, ketchup, remaining 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper until the sauce is combined and meatballs are well coated.
• Cover with a tight-fitting lid and transfer to the oven. Bake until the meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink, the rice is tender and poking out and the sauce has reduced slightly, about 50 minutes. Carefully remove from the oven and top with more chopped parsley.

PORCUPINE BEEF

Steps:

• Mix together the ground beef, rice, eggs, dry soup mix and pepper. Shape into 6 large balls. Set aside.
• Combine tomatoes, beer and chili powder in a large, heavy, deep skillet. Heat to boiling over medium heat.
• Carefully drop meatballs into hot tomato mixture; cover and simmer for 45 to 55 minutes. Lift out meatballs and thicken sauce with 3 tbsp flour mixed with cold water, if desired.
• Serve meatballs with sauce in deep bowls with cornbread or crusty bread.

BEEF PORCUPINE BALLS

Steps:

• Combine rice mix from box with ground chuck and egg.
• Season with garlic powder, season salt or just plain salt and pepper if you wish.
• Shape this mixture into 20 1 1/4 inch meatballs.
• In a large skillet in a small amount of oil, brown meatballs over medium high heat.
• Drain.
• Slowly stir in water and special seasonings.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover; reduce heat to low.
• Simmer 30 minutes or until meatballs are cooked.
• You may thicken gravy if desired.

OVEN PORCUPINES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix meat, rice, 1/2 cup water, the onion, salts, garlic powder and pepper.
• Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into balls.
• Place meatballs in ungreased baking dish, 9x13 inches.
• Stir together remaining ingredients; pour over meatballs.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake 1 hour.

PORCUPINES IN MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the hamburger, egg, onion, rice, salt, and pepper and blend well.
• Form into small meatballs.
• Place meatballs in a glass pie dish and cover with a microwave-safe plate.
• Microwave on high for 9 minutes.
• When done remove from microwave carefully (it will be very hot, and will make a lot of steam when you remove the cover plate).
• Pour the fat out and discard.
• Oooh, look at all the fat you got rid of!
• Combine the 2 cans of soup with 1/2 cup water in a crockpot.
• Add the meatballs and cook for 1-2 hours or until the rice has softened (not to long, though, or the rice will absorb all of the moisture and you'll just have one large mass).
• Serve over mashed potatoes.

PORCUPINE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Add beef and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. In a large skillet, brown meatballs in oil; drain. Combine tomato sauce, water, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce; pour over meatballs. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour.