Ingredients
6 portion(s)
Meatballs:
- 1 brown onion, Peeled & halved
- 2 clove garlic, Peeled
- 1 zucchini, Roughly Chopped
- 1 carrot, Roughly Chopped
- 500 gram Beef mince
- fresh mint, To taste
- fresh parsley, To taste
- salt & pepper, To taste
- 20 grams Bbq sauce
- 1 dash worchester sauce
- 1 egg
- 100 gram Uncooked rice
Tomato Sauce:
- 750 gram tomato passata
- 1 tablespoon Veg Stock Paste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 300 grams water
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6
1h 15min
Preparation 15minBaking/Cooking -
7
easy
Preparation -
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Recipe is created for
TM 31
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Recipe's preparation
Place onion, garlic, zucchini, carrot and herbs in TM bowl, mix 5-10 secs sp 7 or until desired consistency (I like it quite fine). Scrape down sides of bowl.
Add remaining meatball ingredients and mix reverse / sp 5 until all combined
Roll 1 teaspoon of meatball mixture into small balls and place on varoma trays, one layer per tray.
Empty tomato passata into TM bowl, water (fill passata jar with water and shake to get remaining out of the bottle), vegetable stock and sugar. Mix sp 4 for 4 secs.
Place varoma on top and cook for 1 hour, varoma temp, speed 3. Check tomato sauce after 30 minutes and top up with water if it’s reduced to much. Aim to finish with 500mls sauce.
Place cooked porcupines in thermoserver and pour over tomato sauce.
Enjoy!
Serve with a fresh green salad.
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Tip
If the meatballs are cooked before the recommended 60 mins, remove them and keep warm in a Thermoserver. However the beauty of steaming is they will stay moist due to the steam cooking method. You may need to continue cooking the sauce to reduce it to a thicker consistency.
I use small zucchinis and carrots, if thery are large you may need to squeeze out some of their liquid as this will cause wet/sloppy meatballs. If you think the mixture is to wet, add some breadcrumbs or extra rice to saok up some of the moisture.
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Comments
Add a commentDelicious will definitely be making again. I...
Delicious will definitely be making again. I swapped the passata for tomato soup though and didn't add the stock.
Delicious! Will definitely make again! Porcupine...
Delicious! Will definitely make again!
My meatballs turned out really well- they look...
My meatballs turned out really well- they look hilarious! They were cooked in 30 minutes and the sauce was fine after that amount of cooking time. I didn't have passata so I used tinned tomatoes and the sauce was yummy. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
My family loved this... will be making again
My family loved this... will be making again
Kylie
OMG sooooo good! ...
OMG sooooo good!
Definitley a favorite in this household!
Maybe I’m missing something? My meatballs...
Maybe I’m missing something? My meatballs don’t look porcupine-ish!
Are you meant to roll the meatballs in the rice instead?
There cooking now so will see what happens....
Nevermind - I will learn patience..... Saw the magic once they were cooked.
Loved the novelty of these for the kids while being pretty tasty!
carlacancook: You could take the meatballs out...
carlacancook: You could take the meatballs out after 30 mins and keep them warm in your Thermoserver , at this stage add your veggies and keep reducing the tomato sauce. Cook veggies to your liking.
New favourite, thank you for sharing
New favourite, thank you for sharing
Has anyone steamed veg in the basket at the same...
Has anyone steamed veg in the basket at the same time?
My husband loves porcupines and have normally...
My husband loves porcupines and have normally followed a recipe with tomato soup and done in a pan. Thought I would try a thermomix recipe for a change. Recipe was ok, I added bread crumbs and I found the meatballs to be very soft. I do however prefer the flavor better with tomato soup then passata. Might try this recipe again but change it up with tomato soup. Thank you for sharing your recipe
Loved this receipe an old family favourite now...
Loved this receipe an old family favourite now adapted to the thermoix
A favourite in our house
A favourite in our house
I love this dish! very straightforward and tasty...
I love this dish! very straightforward and tasty recipe to make. family friendly. I serve over spinach leaves.
Made these tonight and hit some serious mum...
Made these tonight and hit some serious mum points! It was sloppy but went with it. I had a little mixture that didn't fit so I fried them up and put them in the thermal bowl to wait for the rest.
We had them with mashed potatoes, absolute 10/10! It will be a regular in our house, thank you!!!
So yummy. I didn't have time to steam for the...
So yummy. I didn't have time to steam for the hour, so just popped it all into a frypan covered and cooked for around 30 mins. I thought when reading the recipe that mint would be a bit weird, but it gave a very subtle nice flavour. Will keep this one in a regular rotation from now on.
Great recipe! Followed the instructions but made a...
Great recipe! Followed the instructions but made a few tweaks with added herbs / spices. Turned out really well, will make again for sure.
Absolutely delicious. ...i
Absolutely delicious. ...i was so worried as i normally make these in the saucepan. ..they are my hubby's favorite. I was concerned the meatballs would have a poached flavor but they were really tasty ..hubby was very impressed!
I used 800g Tin of heinz big red tomato soup and 3/4 tin water (no stock) instead of pasatta just because that's what i normally use when cooking them in the saucepan. I also added 1 heaped tsp beef stock powder to the meatballs and used parsley, mint and rosemary for the herbs. I rolled mine in 1/2 tblsp sized balls and cooked for same time as recipe. Definitely on the favourites list. thankyou
Very yummy. Subbed the
Very yummy. Subbed the passata with a can of tomato soup and can of diced tomatoes. Would reduce cooking time next time tough.
Recipe sounded great but my
Recipe sounded great but my meatballs were tasteless and the kids refused to eat them (they said the rice looked like worms coming out of a brain!!). Freeze the rest for Halloween nibbles perhaps! Made as per recipe so not sure why I seem to be the only one not raving about these - I must have done something wrong.
My meatballs fell apart probs
My meatballs fell apart probs should only cook for 30 minutes in TM 5
Great meal my kids and hubby
Great meal my kids and hubby thought it was delicious.
A childhood favourite of mine
A childhood favourite of mine and my kids love it now too! Thanks for sharing!
Great recipe, will definitely
Great recipe, will definitely be making again. I didn't have any passata, so used tin of tomato soup instead.
Great recipe!!! Very
Great recipe!!! Very versatile. I didn't have the right ingredients for the sauce so I just made it up. Also I didn't have zucchini so I used 2 carrots instead. Meat balls were sooo yummy! My kids are super fussy but enjoyed them. I will definitely make this again. i made my meatballs pretty small so they were done after 30 mins.
A family friendly recipe
A family friendly recipe which everyone enjoyed, and nice and easy.
Delicious! I used brown rice
Delicious! I used brown rice and turned out great. So tasty and a great way to get extra veg in!
Soooooooooooooooooo yummy! we
Soooooooooooooooooo yummy! we only had brown rice and this was just so perfectly yummy!
I find the tomato sauce a bit
I find the tomato sauce a bit basic, I think I'll need to make some tweaks for a more complex flavour.
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Delicious, the kids loved
Delicious, the kids loved this so much. Even the fuss pot! They loved the look of the "porcupines"!
I omitted the sugar and the worchester sauce. Thanks for a great recipe.
Delicous enjoyed by all!
Delicous enjoyed by all!
Fabulous recipe! I will cook
Fabulous recipe! I will cook for less time in future as the sauce was quite thick. I didn't add the egg due to allergies, and added a handful of breadcrumbs. Served with pasta and green beans on the side.
one word - delicious i have
one word - delicious
i have been eating these since I was little and this recipe made in the thermo are the yummiest - easy recipe and everyone enjoyed - will def be making again
Easy and delicious. Thank you
Easy and delicious. Thank you for posting!
Nichy
Our family really enjoed
Our family really enjoed these served with pasta, I wasn't sure the kids would eat them as to look at without the sauce made the stomach turn lol, but they are delicious
I reduced my sauce a bit
I reduced my sauce a bit much, but it was a great family dinner.
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Had this as one of my first
Had this as one of my first attempts on the TM. Very easy & yummy. Might also use half the passata next time, as just a little too much liquid. Was good to the freeze the left overs
Loved these, even hubby
Loved these, even hubby thought they were great, and he's a meatball aficionado! The mix was a bit wet, but they cooked up well, so moist and tender. For the sauce, I blitzed half an onion and a clove of garlic, then sauteed, added a dash of red wine, veg stock paste and half the passata to make a smaller batch of richer sauce. Plated up the meatballs with steamed veg and poured the sauce over it. YUM!
Very tasty, but would have to
Very tasty, but would have to say, I still prefer these cooked in my pressure cooker, however, enjoyed cooking them a different way.
We love making this recipe
We love making this recipe ... and more importantly ... eating it. Thank you.
Everyone loved it! great
Everyone loved it! great recipe, Thanks
worked a treat! I didn't have
worked a treat! I didn't have any beef mince so used pork mince instead and it was very tasty.
Awesome dinner recipe. A hit
Awesome dinner recipe. A hit with our family. Easy and filling. Fed our family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children) with leftovers for the next day.
So delicious! Kids and hubby
So delicious! Kids and hubby loved it, much better than the way I used to make them Will be a new favourite easy go dish in our family!
Yum, family loved these!
Yum, family loved these!
Delish. I added half a cup of
Delish. I added half a cup of grated parmesan cheese to bind the meatballs and left out the zucchini (as I didn't have one). They cooked in 30 minutes and the sauce was a good consistency. Thanks for sharing
Delish
Delish
Yummy!!! i doubled it and it
Yummy!!!
i doubled it and it fed our family of 7 with loads of leftovers for lunch boxes tomorrow ,I did take my meatballs off with 15 minutes to go and sat my varoma on the thermo server bowl ,and served with veg I cooked in a
pot ,next time I'll put the meatballs in the thermo server and steam veg
I made these last night and
I made these last night and they were fantastic and a huge hit with the kids! I have to say that like some of the previous comments the meatball mixture was very wet and sloppy, I had to add breadcrumbs to the mixture. The sauce in the bottom needed more flavour so I added more stock, Worcestershire sauce and onion powder. There was also heaps more mixture to fit more than the two varoma tray/dish so I made my meatballs slightly bigger, and they were cooked in 40 minutes (didn't need the full 60 minutes). Love how the rice sticks out once it's cooked, very cute and a novelty for the kids! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
This is a fav of ours, am
This is a fav of ours, am making this again tonight, even made my own passata sauce from the thermo site, using chopped tomatoes that I had frozen, minced my own meat and herbs from the garden yum, thanks for sharing this one
Very tasty. They were cooked
Very tasty. They were cooked in 35 minutes