Beef Porcupines Recipe

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Porcupine meatballs that will please everyone. The tomato juice turns into a rich tomato sauce covering these tender meatballs. The cloves give a hint of warmth in the background. Kids will love these along with the adults. Serve it with a green vegetable and crusty bread.

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Ingredients

4 cups tomato juice
6 whole cloves
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
2 tablespoons green pepper, finely chopped
1 tablespoon onion, grated
1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

PREP

20 mins

COOK

1 hr

READY IN

1.25 hrs

In a large pot, put the tomato juice, cloves, Worcestershire sauce and sugar.

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, uncooked rice, pepper, salt, celery salt, green pepper, onion and garlic. Mix well. Shape into small balls and place into tomato juice mixture.

Simmer for 1 hour or until done. Remove cloves before serving.

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Reviewed By Barbie

"I liked the thick sauce. It was a little too cinnamony for my kids, so I will cut back on the cloves next time. I simmered for longer than the hour and most of my rice came out of the meatballs, but it was delicious just the same."

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