Porcupine Meatballs

You guys. Henry actually ate these! He ate meat without bribery or threatening! It would have been a beautiful meal if Wade wasn't screaming through out it. Such is life.

Porcupine Meatballs
Adapted from Dinner: A Love Story Cookbook

• 1 pound ground beef or turkey
• 1/2 cup uncooked rice
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoon finely chopped green bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 cups tomato juice (I used used two cups, then added more once it most had evaporated)
• 4 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

In a large bowl mix the ground meat, uncooked rice, onion, bell pepper, salt, and garlic with your hands.  Form into 1 inch balls.

In a large deep skillet (with a lid) whisk together the rest of the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Add the meatballs and cook covered for 30 minutes until the rice is cooked and spiky, gently flipping over and spooning the tomato sauce over the meatballs form time to time.  All of my sauce evaporated before the rice was done so I ended up adding more tomato sauce.

Remove the cloves then serve.