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waikiki meatballs

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Recipe by
Rebecca Girard
Lake Worth, FL
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Ingredients For waikiki meatballs

  • 1/2 lb
    ground beef
  • 1 Tbsp
    soy sauce
  • 1/3 c
    vinegar
  • 1 can
    pineapple, drained chunks with juice reserved
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp
    shortening
  • 1/4 c
    milk
  • 1/4 tsp
    ginger
  • 1.5 tsp
    salt
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/3 c
    minced onion
  • 2/3 c
    cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 c
    chopped green bell pepper

How To Make waikiki meatballs

  • 1
    Mix meat, crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk.
  • 2
    Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into balls.
  • 3
    Melt shortening in large skillet; brown and cook meatballs.
  • 4
    Remove meatballs; keep warm.
  • 5
    Pour fat from skillet.
  • 6
    Mix cornstarch and sugar.
  • 7
    Stir in reserved pineapple syrup, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth.
  • 8
    Pour into skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
  • 9
    Boil and stir 1 minute.
  • 10
    Add meatballs, pineapple tidbits and green pepper; heat through.

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