Wild Rice Barbecued Mini-Porcupine Meatballs
rec.food.recipes/Luckytrim/2003

1 cup uncooked wild rice
2 lbs. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
1 (8 oz.) jar chili sauce
1 (8 oz.) jar grape jelly

Wash wild rice thoroughly, doing several washings. Place rice in saucepan, add hot water (1 cup of rice to 4 cups of water) and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse well. Cover again with hot water and simmer 45 to 55 minutes. Do not stir. Drain and rinse with cold water. Kernels should be flaky and puffed, not soft and mushy. Rice is now ready to use.

Mix cooked rice, ground beef, onion, green pepper, eggs and salt and pepper together. Mold into small meatballs. Brown meatballs in a frying pan. Place in a greased, covered baking dish. Mix chili sauce and grape jelly together. Pour over meatballs.

Bake in medium oven (350 degrees) for 30 minutes.