Porcupine Balls

Name: Porcupine Balls
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12-14 balls, 4-6 serving(s)
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

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Recipe by robingracejohnson

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!

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READY IN: 1hr 5mins

SERVES: 4-6

YIELD: 12-14 balls

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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.

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