Uncle Ben's Beginner's Cooking Contest: Kaia's Sweet & Sour Porcupine Meatballs in a Broccoli Forest

Uncle Ben's Beginner's Cooking Contest

 

In this contest us parents with children in grades kindergarten through 8th had the opportunity to submit home videos of our family preparing a rice-based dish and sharing our experience cooking together. Not only is this experience a great bonding moment but our children also learn a life-long skill of getting in the kitchen to cook and keep healthy.

 

PRETTY PLEASE, vote for Kaia's Sweet & Sour Porcupine Meatballs in a Broccoli Forest recipe video from October 15–October 29, 2014. You can vote once a day, so feel free to come back often. She has the chance to win $15, 000 personally and $30,000 for her school to enhance their cafeteria!

 

Simply go to this link, https://www.bensbeginnerscontest.com/brand/gallery, and search for Kaia's name or porcupine meatballs. Her recipe will appear where you can vote and even share with others to vote...remember once per day...many thanks!!!

 

Kaia's Sweet & Sour Porcupine Meatballs in a Broccoli Forest

 

 

Serves: 4 (3 meatballs each)

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 20 minutes

 

Sauce:

1 T. olive oil

1/4 c. onion, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 (14 oz.) can tomato sauce

1 tomato, diced

1 T. brown sugar

1 T. apple cider vinegar

1/2 t. salt

1/4 t. pepper

 

Meatballs:

2 T. olive oil

1 lb. ground turkey

1/2 uncooked Uncle Ben's white rice

1/4 c. onion, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

1 t. salt

1/8 t. pepper

1/2 c. water

 

1 head broccoli, cut into florets

 

For the sauce heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook 3 to 5 minutes before stirring in remaining ingredients. Crank heat up until sauce is simmering, reduce to a low simmer and cook until slightly reduced and thickened about 15 to 20 minutes, stirring frequently.

 

In the meantime combine ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl. Using hands mix gently and form into rounds about the size of a golf ball. Heat oil in a separate large non-stick skillet over medium and cook meatballs until golden about 3 minutes per side.

 

Transfer meatballs to sauce, coating the meatballs, cover and continue to simmer on low until tender and flavors have melded about another 10 minutes.

 

While both sauce and meatballs are about to be ready simply steam the broccoli just until tender about 5 to 7 minutes.

 

 

Broccoli Forest

(Not my photo)