Mom's Beef Porcupine Meatballs
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Ingredients
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MEATBALLS
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1 lbground beef
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1/2 cuncooked rice (not instant)
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1 largeegg, slightly beaten
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2 tspgrated onion
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1/2 ctomato juice
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1 tspsalt
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SAUCE
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2 Tbspbutter
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1/4 conion, minced
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1/4 ccelery, chopped
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1/4 cgreen bell pepper, chopped
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1 can(s)10.5 oz tomato soup
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1 3/4 cwater
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2 Tbsplemon juice
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2 Tbspbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1 tspmustard, dry
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1/2 tspsalt
How to Make Mom's Beef Porcupine Meatballs
- MEATBALLS
In a large bowl add ground beef, rice, egg, 2 teaspoons grated onion, tomato juice and 1 teaspoon salt.
Mix well and roll into 1-1/2" balls. Arrange in greased 9x13 casserole dish and set aside. - SAUCE
In large skillet, heat butter. Add 1/4 cup minced onion, celery and bell pepper. Saute until tender crisp. Remove from heat and add tomato soup, water, lemon juice, brown sugar, dry mustard and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Return to heat and simmer for five minutes, stirring often.
Pour sauce over meatballs, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 hours.