Sweet & Sour Porcupine Meatballs Recipe

Name: Sweet & Sour Porcupine Meatballs Recipe
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (a mixture of 1 pound ground beef and 1/2 pound ground pork will work well also); 1 large egg, slightly beaten; 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (opt); 1/3 cup breadcrumbs (or use enough to hold the meat together (no dry breadcrumbs? just soak 3 slices of bread in the 1/3 ); 1 -2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or use 1 teaspoon garlic powder or to taste); 1 -2 teaspoons salt (or to taste, I use 2 teaspoons seasoned salt); 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 1/3 cup milk (can use up to 1/2 cup milk)(broth or water); 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (optional, or to taste); 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (or 2 tablespoons dried parsley); 4 tablespoons oil ( or as needed); 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes ( optional or adjust to desired heat level); 2 (14 ounce) cans tomato sauce; 1 (10 ounce) cans tomato soup, undiluted ( Campbell's is best to use); 1/2 cup water; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 1/4-1/3 cup brown sugar ( or to taste); 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (or to taste) or 1 teaspoon white salt ( or to taste); fresh ground black pepper ( to taste)

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Sweet and sour porcupine meatballs: ground beef studded with rice that swells into spiky quills as it simmers in a tangy brown-sugar-and-vinegar tomato sauce. Retro comfort food.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground beef (a mixture of 1 pound ground beef and 1/2 pound ground pork will work well also)
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (opt)
1/3 cup breadcrumbs (or use enough to hold the meat together (no dry breadcrumbs? just soak 3 slices of bread in the 1/3 )
1 -2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or use 1 teaspoon garlic powder or to taste)
1 -2 teaspoons salt (or to taste, I use 2 teaspoons seasoned salt)
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/3 cup milk (can use up to 1/2 cup milk)(broth or water)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (optional, or to taste)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (or 2 tablespoons dried parsley)
4 tablespoons oil ( or as needed)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes ( optional or adjust to desired heat level)
2 (14 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (10 ounce) cans tomato soup, undiluted ( Campbell's is best to use)
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/4-1/3 cup brown sugar ( or to taste)
1 teaspoon seasoning salt (or to taste) or 1 teaspoon white salt ( or to taste)
fresh ground black pepper ( to taste)