Porcupine Meatballs

By vpitts2004

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lg egg (slightly beaten)
• 1/2 cup Minute rice (uncooked)
• 2 tblsp onion finely chopped
• 1 teasp salt
• 1 teasp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 lg can tomato juice

Preparation

Step 1

Combine ground beef, egg, rice, onion, salt & Worcestershire sauce; mix well with hands.

In a large pot or large deep skillet, pour about 1 cup of tomato juice.

Form hamburger mixture into balls (about the size of a small baseball).

Place meatballs on top of juice in pot.

Pour the rest of the tomato juice on top of meatballs.

Bring to a boil; turn heat down immediately to a simmer & cover with lid.

DO NOT STIR!!!

Let meatballs simmer in juice until done, approximately 30-45 minutes.

When done, gently remove meatballs one at a time & place in serving bowl.

Pour juice over meatballs. (Juice should have thickened during cooking process due to starch in rice.)