porcupine_meatballs

porcupine_meatballs, originally uploaded by nochipra.

I'm just listening to Prairie Home Companion, and Garrison Keillor is at the Minnesota State Fair, and he mentioned Porcupine Meatballs. Now, a Northwesterner myself, I'd never heard to these! So, of course, I looked it up.

Photo note:

"Chip's cousin brought this dish to us! Her meatballs fell apart but this what it's supposed to look like.

PORCUPINE MEATBALLS

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. uncooked rice
1/4 onion, chopped fine
1/2 slice white bread
1 can tomato soup
Salt & seasoning salt, to taste

Take 1/2 slice white bread, add 1/2 cup cold water and mix. Add to meat, seasoning, onion and rice. Form into meatballs and place into ungreased, covered electric fry pan or heavy fry pan.
Cover with 1 can tomato soup and 1 can of water which have been mixed together.

Place cover on skillet or fry pan. Cook on medium heat (just so tomato juice lightly boils) until rice pops out like a porcupine. Can also be placed in heavy pan in 350 degree oven (covered) until rice pops out.

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