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Porcupine Meatballs in Dutch oven or pressure cooker for fathers day

Dutch Oven Porcupine Meatballs

Michelle
A cast-iron Dutch oven is the perfect cooking pot to prepare Porcupine Meatballs.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dishes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound or 500 grams of ground beef
  • 1/2 cup basmati rice
  • 2 large cloves garlic minced
  • 1 medium or 1/4 cup finely diced onion
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt iodized
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 2 beef stock cube or 3 teaspoons of powdered beef stock
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil for frying
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 can tomato soup
  • 3/ cups of water

Instructions
 

  • In a glass or stainless steel, bowl combine ground beef, rice, egg, 1/2 the diced onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and 1 stock cube or 2 tsp of stock powder.
  • When fully combined use a tablespoon and form your meatballs. You should make around 20-22 balls - make sure they are around the same size for even cooking.
  • Add oil to the Dutch oven and set the heat setting to low.
  • Add meatballs to brown them off. Leaving enough room to be able to turn them around - remove when browned. You will probably have to do them in 3/4 batches.
  • When complete in the Dutch oven add tomato soup, 3/4 cup of water, 1 stock cube or tsp of stock powder, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar. Stir while the sauce heats through.
  • Return the meatballs to the Dutch oven and gently spoon sauce over the balls. When the Dutch oven reaches a simmer cover then cook for 35 minutes.
  • To avoid sticking and burning to the bottom of the Dutch oven ensure the heat is not too high or place the Dutch oven on a trivet over the heat.
  • You can also stir 1-2 times during cooking to avoid sticking.