App Store Icon  Google Play Icon

Stay at Home Mum – Survive and Thrive on One Wage

Home » Recipes » Meats » Beef Recipes » Porcupine Mince Balls
Print This Post
Porcupine Mince Balls
Rate this!
Porcupine Mince Balls Porcupine Mince Balls are like a bulked up Spaghetti Bolognaise recipe and a firm family favourite! Just remember to have enough liquid so your rice isn't crunchy! Ingredients: 500...

Porcupine Mince Balls are like a bulked up Spaghetti Bolognaise recipe and a firm family favourite! Just remember to have enough liquid so your rice isn’t crunchy!

Ingredients:

  • Porcupine Mince Balls | Stay at Home Mum500 grams mince
  • 1 egg
  • 1 diced brown onion
  • 1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice
  • 1 tin Tomato Soup
  • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic (or 1 finely chopped garlic clove)

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl except for the tomato soup.  Roll into meatballs (a dessert spoon each) and place in a pie dish.  Heat the tomato soup with a cup of water in the microwave until hot – stir well and pour over the top of the meatballs.  Cook in a moderate oven (180 degrees) for 30 minutes or until cooked throughly.  Served with mashed potato.

This recipe can also be made with chicken mince.

Nicole’s Alternative Porcupine Meatball Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 500 grams mince
  • 1 egg
  • 1 diced brown onion
  • 1/2 cup raw long grain rice
  • 2 tins diced tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
  • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Combine mince, egg, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, rice and herbs in a bowl until well mixed. Roll into meatballs and place in an oven proof dish. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar to a blender and blend until puréed  Add water to the tomato purée and then pour over the meatballs. Cook in a moderate oven (180 degrees C) for approximately 45 mins.

If you like this recipe – check out our Rissole recipe!

Recipe Tips and Hints:

  •  The rice needs to be raw.  If it appears the rice is still crunchy – it means there isn’t enough liquid for the rice to ‘suck up’ and cook.  Add a bit more soup or stock.
  • Cooked Porcupine Mince Balls can be frozen.  Allow to cook to room temperature before popping into a zip lock bag for up to three months.

 

Jody
Publish Date: 14.08.2011 | Time: 11:47 am
Print This Post
previous

Homemade Finger Pa...
Homemade finger paint is super easy and is made from ingredients you will already have at home (hopefully!).  Here are...

Please fill the below form.




captcha

next

Falafels
Falafels The best Falafels I have ever eaten in my whole life were from the Kebab Shop in the Fremantle Markets.... I...

Discuss This!

POST “AS GUEST”
Submit comment for the above post. Enter your comment and press post to submit. Your comment will be manually approved so will not appear instantly.

REVIEWS
  • lillie-86
    Publish Date: 14.04.2012 | Time: 6:54 pm
    You can cook them in the slow cooker for about 1 1/2 2hrs on high. tastes better than in the oven. Also pork mince is the best 2 use, has so much more flavour.
  • *bonbon*YUM
    Publish Date: 21.11.2011 | Time: 1:26 pm
    I found I needed to cook mine a lot longer than 30 minutes as the rice was still crunchy, unless they are supposed to be that way and that is the porcupine (echidna) bit? i will try next time with a few more veggies :)
  • Stay at Home Mum
    Publish Date: 12.11.2011 | Time: 9:20 am
    I wouldn't cook them in the slowcooker - they would fall apart! Yes you do add the rice raw - just make sure it has enough liquid to absorb it so it cooks through properly!
  • ErinLucas
    Publish Date: 12.11.2011 | Time: 9:13 am
    How long would you cook them in the slow cooker. Also i s the rice added raw?
  • Lee G
    Publish Date: 25.10.2011 | Time: 12:15 pm
    This is a recipe that was past down from my Grandmother to my mum to me... My G/M recipes has a tin of Pineapple Pieces in it and a chop up carrott... Both just put into the sauce... I personally use a couple of tins of Tom Soup as there's 6 of us.. And also helps cook the rice... YUMMMO...
  • ClairW82
    Publish Date: 01.09.2011 | Time: 5:08 pm
    Can also be cooked in the slowcooker, got some on right now, nearly done =) Also my mum used to make these, she used to split the recipe and do one lot plain for us kids and add tinned pineapple for her and dad
Add Your Listing!

Filter by state   -  

MY FAVOURITES
  • Loading favourites...