Sweet and Sour Meatballs
This delicious Sweet and Sour Meatballs are cooked with our home-made sweet and sour sauce. They are very easy to make and perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
HOW TO MAKE MEATBALLS
- 1.5 lb ground beef
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 stalk scallions finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoon breadcrumbs
- salt and pepper
HOME-MADE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoon banana ketchup
- ½ cup pineapple juice/tidbits
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch - dissolved in 1 cup of water
- ½ cup vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup bell peppers
- 1 small onion chopped
- 5 gloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
Instructions
COOK THE MEATBALLS
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients for meatballs which includes ground beef, onion, scallions,bredcrumbs,garlic powder, cumin,chili powder, salt and pepper. Use hands to mix the ingredients all together. Scoop about 1-2 tablespoon of meat from a mixture and form a ball shaped. Place the meatballs into baking pan. Once done, broil meatballs on a pre-heated 350°F oven for 20 minutes until browned. Once cooked, remove the meatballs from the oven and set aside.
SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
- In a large pan, heat oil on medium.Sauté onion, garlic, ginger and bell peppers. Add sweet and sour sauce which includes banana ketchup, pineapple juice, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, dissolved cornstarch. Stir for 3-5 minutes until thickened.Add cooked meatballs right into the sauce, mix together until evenly distributed, Cover the pan and simmer for another 5 minutes. Transfer sweet and sour meatballs to serving plate and served with rice. Enjoy!
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