Porcupine meatballs...only not

Nexis said:

Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff. Has
anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all the
recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Yep, my mom didn't make hers with tomato sauce... she did
pretty much what you describe. Brown the beef meatballs with
the rice and then simmer in beef stock until cooked. Then
she would add sour cream and serve the meatballs over
noodles much like a stroganoff.

Jill

Nexis said:

Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff. Has
anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all the
recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Kimberly,

You might want to look at this recipe of Damsel's. She made
them at the 2002 Chicago cookin, and they were great.

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Nexis said:

Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to

find a

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recipe for something her mom used to make. She said it
was like

porcupine

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meatballs, with the rice and meat and all, but instead
of a tomato based sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather
like stroganoff. Has anyone heard

of

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this? I did a brief search, but all the recipes I read
had tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Kimberly,

You might want to look at this recipe of Damsel's. She
made them at the 2002 Chicago cookin, and they were great.

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meatballs.html

Boli

Thanks!

kimberly

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Nexis said:

Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff.
Has anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all
the recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Yep, my mom didn't make hers with tomato sauce... she did
pretty much what you describe. Brown the beef meatballs
with the rice and then simmer in beef stock until cooked.
Then she would add sour cream and serve the meatballs over
noodles much like a stroganoff.

Jill

Did she add anything else? It sounds yummy to me 🙂 I would
skip the noodles and just eat the meatballs...too many carbs
for me I fear.

Thanks kimberly

Nexis said:

Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff. Has
anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all the
recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Is this what your SIL was looking for?

"1-1/2 lb. ground beef
1/3 c. instant rice 1 tsp. salt
2/4 c. grated onion 2 tbsp. shortening
3/2 c. water 1 beef bouillon cube 1 tbsp. Worcestershire
sauce 1 can cream of mushroom soup
4/2 c. sour cream Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease 1-1/2
quart casserole. Combine beef, rice, salt and onion; mix
well. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls. Brown on all sides over
medium heat. Arrange in casserole.

Drain fat from skillet; stir in water, bouillon,
Worcestershire and soup. Cook over medium heat, stir
frequently until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat.
Blend in sour cream. Pour over meatballs. Bake 45 minutes.
Serve over noodles or rice."

Now, I'm like you - I can't see the need for noodles or
rice, but again, this is one of those "feed a family"
stretch it recipes. I cannot fathom the need for
shortening??? Mom said she never used cream of mushroom
soup, just simmered the browned meatballs in beef stock,
Worcestershire, seasoned with pepper and then stirred in
sour cream to thicken it up. She also didn't bake the
meatballs. Simmered, covered, on the stovetop and then
stirred in the sour cream right before serving.

Jill

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Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find

a

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recipe for something her mom used to make. She said it
was like porcupine meatballs, with the rice and meat and
all, but instead of a tomato based sauce, it had a creamy
sauce, rather like stroganoff. Has anyone heard of this?
I did a brief search, but all the recipes I read had
tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Try this, a bit different:

2 lb. ground beef 1 egg
1/3 cup bread crumbs 2 Tbsp brown mustard 2 tsp. horseradish
1 Tbsp worcheshire

mix together into small meatballs, brown. Add one can of
cream of mushroom soup and 1 can of water to pan, scraping
up the bits on the bottom. Put meatballs back in pan and mix
until heated thoroughly.

Serve over rice or noodles.

-Ginny

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Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all..

The recipe I have for this came from a Beef Rice-a-roni
recipe. I used to eat them all the time in college -
haven't had them for a while. This may not be gourmet, but
they are easy:

1 package Beef Rice-A-Roni 1 pound ground beef 1 egg

Instructions

Combine ground beef, egg, and rice. Shape into small
meatballs. Brown on all sides in a skillet. Mix contents of
beef seasoning packet with 2 1/2 cups of hot water. Pour
over meatballs. Cover & simmer for 30 minutes.

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Nexis said:

Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff. Has
anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all the
recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Is this what your SIL was looking for?

"1-1/2 lb. ground beef
1/3 c. instant rice 1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. grated onion 2 tbsp. shortening
1/2 c. water 1 beef bouillon cube 1 tbsp. Worcestershire
sauce 1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. sour cream Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease 1-
1/2 quart casserole. Combine beef, rice, salt and onion;
mix well. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls. Brown on all
sides over medium heat. Arrange in casserole.

Drain fat from skillet; stir in water, bouillon,
Worcestershire and soup. Cook over medium heat, stir
frequently until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat.
Blend in sour cream. Pour over meatballs. Bake 45 minutes.
Serve over noodles or rice."

Now, I'm like you - I can't see the need for noodles or
rice, but again, this is one of those "feed a family"
stretch it recipes. I cannot fathom the need for
shortening??? Mom said she never used cream of mushroom
soup, just simmered the browned meatballs in beef stock,
Worcestershire, seasoned with pepper and then stirred in
sour cream to thicken it up. She also didn't bake the
meatballs. Simmered, covered, on the stovetop and then
stirred in the sour cream right before serving.

Jill

The shortening can be replaced with Pam as all it is for is
greasing the casserole dish to stop sticking.

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nothing but food and water.
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FIELDS, W. C.

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Nexis said:

Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff.
Has anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all
the recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Is this what your SIL was looking for?

"1-1/2 lb. ground beef
1/3 c. instant rice 1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. grated onion 2 tbsp. shortening
1/2 c. water 1 beef bouillon cube 1 tbsp. Worcestershire
sauce 1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. sour cream Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease 1-
1/2 quart casserole. Combine beef, rice, salt and onion;
mix well. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls. Brown on all
sides over medium heat. Arrange in casserole.

Drain fat from skillet; stir in water, bouillon,
Worcestershire and soup. Cook over medium heat, stir
frequently until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat.
Blend in sour cream. Pour over meatballs. Bake 45 minutes.

Serve

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over noodles or rice."

Now, I'm like you - I can't see the need for noodles or
rice, but again, this is one of those "feed a family"
stretch it recipes. I cannot fathom the need for
shortening??? Mom said she never used cream of mushroom
soup, just simmered the browned meatballs in beef stock,
Worcestershire,

seasoned

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with pepper and then stirred in sour cream to thicken it
up. She also didn't bake the meatballs. Simmered, covered,
on the stovetop and then stirred in the sour cream right
before serving.

Jill

Thanks so much Jill! I passed it along, along with the
variations of your mom's, and my SIL is thrilled. She's
going to make it this week, so I told her to let me know how
it turns out and which way she did it (soup, no soup, etc).
I'll let ya know! ;-)

kimberly

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Nexis said:

Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff.
Has anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all
the recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Thanks kimberly

Yep, my mom didn't make hers with tomato sauce... she did
pretty much what you describe. Brown the beef meatballs
with the rice and then simmer in beef stock until cooked.
Then she would add sour cream and serve the meatballs
over noodles much like a stroganoff.

Jill

Did she add anything else? It sounds yummy to me 🙂 I
would skip the noodles and just eat the meatballs...too
many carbs for me I fear.

Thanks kimberly

Mom did the noodles thing because she was feeding a family
of 5 - I believe they call it "stretching" 🙂 I'd just eat
the meatballs, too. Let me see if I can get more specifics
from her when we talk later today. There must have been
more to it, but Mom never did get very creative with herbs
and spices. I seem to recall this being a Betty Crocker
recipe from the old 1950's ring-binder version, if that
helps at all.

Jill

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Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff. Has
anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all the
recipes I read had tomato sauce.

This isn't what you asked for, but it's yummy and we eat
it often. It's from memory, but originally from the
Frugal Gourmet:

GREEK MEATBALLS
===============

1 1/2 pounds hamburger
1/3 cup raw white rice
2/4 cup finely diced onion 1 egg
3/8 teaspoon dried dill weed 16 oz can tomato sauce 2
tablespoons olive oil
4/4 cup flour

Mix first five ingredients in bowl (I usually throw in
other spices according to how I feel that day). Heat tomato
sauce in large saucepan with two cans of water. Add olive
oil to saucepan. Make meatballs. Put flour on plate and
roll meatballs in flour. Add meatballs to saucepan. Cook at
slow simmer for one hour. The flour will make a gravy.
Serve over noodles.

--
Dan Abel Sonoma State University AIS [email hidden]

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Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff. Has
anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all the
recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Hmm. I never heard of such a thing in tomato sauce. yuck. 🙂
We just used condenced cream of mushroom soup thinned with
chicken broth when I was a kid.

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Ok, I got an odd request from my sister in law today.
She's trying to find a recipe for something her mom used
to make. She said it was like porcupine meatballs, with
the rice and meat and all, but instead of a tomato based
sauce, it had a creamy sauce, rather like stroganoff. Has
anyone heard of this? I did a brief search, but all the
recipes I read had tomato sauce.

Hmm. I never heard of such a thing in tomato sauce. yuck.
🙂 We just used condenced cream of mushroom soup thinned
with chicken broth when I was a kid.

It's pretty common to make "such a thing" in tomato soup
diluted with some water. We never had this at home growing
up, but several friends did.

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Wayne

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"natural" causes.

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Wayne said:

It's pretty common to make "such a thing" in tomato soup
diluted with some water. We never had this at home growing
up, but several friends did.

It's one of those regional things. Where I grew up meatloaf
didn't come in or with ketchup either.