Porcupines

[Lady Dee]

The looks I get when I ask people if they've ever had porcupines for dinner...anyways, it's a nice treat once in awhile.

First off, grab a pound of ground beef, preferably lean and season it. I use the following:

- sea salt
- coarse grind black pepper
- minced garlic
- cayenne

The amounts don't really matter, just eye it out a bit. You can use whatever you like. Montreal steak spice works pretty well with it too.

Next, get a large pot, a very large pot, preferably one with a thick bottom, and fill it with your favorite tomato sauce, between 2-2.5L of it. The reason you should use a thick-bottomed pot is because those crappy Wal-mart ones will turn your meal into a black carbon mess. A good pot should be heavy and should be able to inflict some serious damage if brought down on someone's head. Put the sauce on a low heat and stir every few minutes.

Additionally, you can add whatever you like to your tomato sauce, and you could even use something like a carbonara or alfredo sauce as well. Depends on what you're looking for. You could add diced jalapenos or crushed thai chillies to add some kick. You could mix in some cheddar, swiss or even havarti to give it a creamy texture. The sky's the limit.

After your ground beef is seasoned and your tomato sauce is on the stove, take an ice cream scoop or 2 oz measuring spoon and make little patties. Once you have the patties, take 1 cup of uncooked long grain rice (not instant rice) and roll the patties in the rice. Make sure each patty is well coated with rice.

Once your sauce has reached a high tempurature, around 140f, take your beef patties and put them in the sauce, making sure each one is fully covered. Turn the heat up slightly, but not too much and put the lid on the pot. Cooking times will vary, and it's been awhile since I last made them, but it should take about 30 minutes. If you have a biotherm, make sure the patties are at 160f before you serve them.

Enjoy!

- Captain Barr (too lazy to sign in under my own account)

[Maximal]

sounds great, I know what I'm having for supper tommorrow

[WillRiker]

Originally Posted by Lady Dee

- Captain Barr (too lazy to sign in under my own account)

Hell Max's therapy sessions must be working.

I remember a time when he would "blow a fuse" with lilmamma & Meagan for doing that....and delete the post.

Must be because this post is about food huh max?

[Maximal]

actually I missed that

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