Porcupine Meatballs

Name: Porcupine Meatballs
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 lb italian sausage, taken out of casing; 2/3 cup basmati rice; 1/2 cup soy milk (or milk of your choice); 1 egg, beaten (or equivalent of egg substitute); 1 tbsp salt, divided; 2 tsp chili powder, divided; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes; 2 1/2 cups water; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; hot cooked rice, optional

Stephanie Goldman @cook_3867977

Burns Flat, Oklahoma

Porcupine Meatballs

Stephanie Goldman @cook_3867977

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Ingredients

60 mins

8 servings

1 lbground beef
1 lbitalian sausage, taken out of casing
2/3 cupbasmati rice
1/2 cupsoy milk (or milk of your choice)
1egg, beaten (or equivalent of egg substitute)
1 tbspsalt, divided
2 tspchili powder, divided
2 tbspvegetable oil
28 ozcanned crushed tomatoes
2 1/2 cupswater
1/4 tspgarlic powder
1/4 tspcayenne pepper
hot cooked rice, optional

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Steps

60 mins

1

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.
2

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.
3

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.
4

Add meatballs to tomato mixture & mix well. Cover. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
5

Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.