Porcupine Meatballs

My six grade friend Tracy sent me this awesome photo of her successful meatball.

I had a friend that I haven’t seen since grade school send me a note on Facebook about this favorite or ours as girls. I am so glade she brought this recipe back into my life, for me it is the quintessential comfort food.  When I was young this was a staple at our house while my mother was working. She would prepare them a head of time and have us put them in the oven an hour before dinner. For my recipe below I have you baste the meatballs to give them a wonderful caramelization.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 2/3 cup long-grain rice, uncooked
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons Steak Seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups tomato soup
• 1 cup water

Preparation:

Directions for porcupine meatballs

Mix ground beef with rice, 1/2 cup of water, chopped onion, steak seasoning, garlic powder, and pepper. Shape porcupine ground beef mixture by tablespoon into 1 1/2-inch balls.

Brown Meatballs in frying pan. Place browned porcupine meatballs in an ungreased 2-quart shallow baking dish. Mix the remaining ingredients and pour over the porcupine meatballs. Bake at 350° F. oven for about one hour. Basting every fifteen minutes.
Porcupine meatballs serve 4 to 6.

These meatballs can be served over rice or are pared nicely with potatoes.

Make sure you baste the meatballs in the oven to get the wonderful glaze that makes this recipe rock.

My six grade friend Tracy sent me this awesome photo of her successful meatball.

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