Porcupine meatballs

Mar 30 2007

Published by Anne-Marie at 4:54 am under Books, Denver Post, Recipes

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The Denver Post announced its Kids Cooking Contest Winners. The children’s recipes showed imagination, and a love of cooking. The honorable mention recipes also looked delicious. I especially like the "Best Use of an Animal in a Recipe Title" recipe for porcupine meatballs.

Porcupine Meatballs
Gretel Skelton, 14, Littleton

My love of cooking stems from my love of art. Cooking is art with an added dimension. It is beautiful to see like a painting and fun to feel like sculpture, but best of all, you can savor the taste as you dine on your creation with family and friends. Serves 6.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup brown rice
1 cup water
1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Oil
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar

Directions

In a small saucepan, bring rice and water to a boil over medium heat. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and continue cooking for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, onion, salt, celery seed, garlic powder and cooled rice. Shape mixture into walnut-sized balls and cook in a large skillet with a little oil over medium heat until brown.
In a small bowl, combine tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar, and pour over the meatballs.
Cover the skillet and continue on low heat for 40 minutes.
Serve and enjoy.

(Picture courtesy of The Gourmet Saint who makes his porcupine meatballs with teriyaki sauce and paprika.)

Combine these meatballs with a porcupine themed book:

A Porcupine Named Fluffy - for babies and preschoolers, this book is about a porcupine named Fluffy who is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros, Hippo.
Mr. Fine Porcupine - Shunned because of his sharp quills, a good-natured porcupine is distressed until he meets someone who shows him that he is lovable, quills and all. Baby to preschool age.
Ben and the Porcupine - When his dog Ben tangles with a porcupine, Christopher fears for his pet’s safety until he thinks of a way to pacify the porcupine. For ages 4 to 8.