Porcupine Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. fresh bread crumbs (approximately 1 slice)
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. uncooked long grain rice
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, undrained and chopped
1 c. dry red wine
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. oregano
1 green pepper, halved, seeded and cut in 1-inch square (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine the beef, bread crumbs, onion, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper and the rice in a medium size bowl.
Mix together until well blended. Divide the mixture into balls and set aside.