Submitted by Paulene Christie
Porcupines in BBQ Sauce
Serving: 24
Ingredients
- 500g lean minced beef
- 1/2 cup raw, long grain white rice
- 1 large grated onion
- Salt and Pepper
- 1-2 cloves minced garlic to taste
- Flour to dust
- 400g can of diced/crushed tomatoes
- 420g can cream of tomato soup concentrate
- 1/2 cup bbq sauce
- 1 tbsp packed brown sugar
Instructions
- Combine mince, rice, onion, salt, pepper and garlic in a large bowl.
- With clean hands, combine mix well and form into approximately golf ball sized balls.
- Roll each ball lightly in plain flour to coat and place gently in bottom of slow cooker in single layer.
- Combine tomatoes, soup, sauce and sugar and mix well. Pour gently over the meatballs in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for approx 6hrs.
- Lovely served with penne pasta and fresh vegetables.
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Love this recipe, will often double the meatballs to have on rolls for lunch next day
Whole family loved them!! Making them again this week 🙂
So yummy. My partner and 11 month old also love them! Big thumbs up
This is scrumptious!!!!! Delicious with mash! Make double, you’ll want more….??
Pauline – I had an epic fail with this receipe!!!
Help what did I do wrong? Tastes fantastic but meat balls ended up as mush haha.
Gave receipe 5 stars as it tastes amazing but was wondering whether I should have quickly fried them first so
they held their shape?? Followed receipe exactly and quantities and cooked on low for stated time. Not sure why they didnt keep their shape
Would appreciate any feedback
Hi Denise
Oh no!
I’m glad the taste was great but we want good shape too! 🙂
My most epic ever slow cooker fail back in the day was porcupines so I feel your pain … I’d accidentally added more rice than I should have when I had my fail and it was like one GIANT porcupine lol lol
I don’t ever fry mine?
But I also NEVER move them or stir in anyway until right at the end so they are firm by then and won’t break apart.
You definitely had the rice volume right? And didn’t stir?
Is your cooker extra hot? Did you still have lots of sauce with them or did it dry out more than it should have? Just trying to brainstorm so reasons why it may not have worked right? 🙂
Love this recipe also add taco seasoning and chilli so much you can do with this recipe cooking up a batch to take to my sons house .
Will give him your version as he does not like anything hot
This recipe is a family favourite, it freezes well and re heats well, love it
Yummo whole family from 5-62years loved it
Could you use pork mince instead. I have a freezer full of pork
You could yes 🙂
Had this for the first time tonight absolutely beautiful turned so well and the kid loved it new family favourite. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe
I Stuck with exactly what the recipe said, and the porcupines turned out perfectly!!!
*Tip – I always use 5 star mince when making meatball recipes, I feel a higher quality mince holds it’s texture / shape during cooking better & saves the balls turning to ‘Slop’.
Was too sweet for us. Recommend not adding the extra sugar. Also my meatballs fell apart alot and were hard to even see in the sauce to serve. I served with pasta but I think mash would go better or even sub rolls with cheese
Made the for supper tonight. Was delicious
Cook this every week. So yummy and my grand kids love to soak up the sauce with bread.
I makes porcupines in the slow cooker all the time my husband loves it this way better then cooking them in the oven
Delicious! Family doesn’t like ‘normal’ tomato porcupines but all liked this version
Looks like a great recipe. Could I make the porcupines the night before, put them in the fridge and then cook them in the slow cooker the next day? Just wondering if I can put it all together in the rush before the work day ?
yes you can 🙂
Just store them on another plate or bowl, not actual slow cooker bowl in fridge
yum, will become a standard in my house
If you don’t have long grain rice could you use any white rice?
Any regular white rice would work the same I expect Leanne 🙂
my absolute favourite slow cooker recipe. Has become a family favourite
Can this be done without the flour, my daughter in-law is celiac .
The flour helps the sauce thicken so it could be left out and use another method like THESE
Delicious recipe, made more than I thought it would – I got 22 meatballs. I think I floured the meatballs too thickly as the sauce was not as runny as it probably should have been. I’ll be more careful next time, and maybe add more liquid. So tasty!!
So pleased you loved it Anne!
Don’t let the name fool you — no spines, just pure comfort. These cheeky little meatballs, studded with rice and simmered in BBQ sauce, are the kind of old-school classic that refuses to be upstaged. They’re tender, saucy, and unapologetically messy . Humble ingredients, big personality, zero actual porcupines 🤪
hahahaha this is feedback GOLD! Thanks Meagan 🙂 🙂
It’s very yum. 2nd time doing this was MUCH better.
That’s wonderful to hear Danny! Thanks so much for taking the time to share you feedback xx