sweet and sour meatballs

claremont, CA
Updated on Aug 2, 2010

This is a big recipe. I have a family of 7, plus we have over frieds when we make this dish. Great as leftovers too. May be served on a toothpick at parties.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 2 Hr
method Stove Top
yield 7-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • - (meatballs)
  • 3 pounds ground beef
  • 1 cup bread crums, plain or homemade
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup minced white or yellow onion
  • 3 tablespoons worcester suace
  • 2 cloves minced garic
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt not to much
  • - (suace)
  • 2 cups packed brown suger
  • 2 tablespoons heaping tbs. of corn starch
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup soy sause dark
  • 2 cans pineapple, chunks and all of the juice
  • 1 - green bell pepper
  • 1 - red bell pepper
  • 6 cups cooked white rice

How To Make sweet and sour meatballs

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 375* (meatballs)
  • Step 2
    Mix all meatball stuff together well. beef, bread crums, milk, onion, worchester, garlic, eggs, pepper and salt.
  • Step 3
    Roll into 1/2 inch or 1 inch balls. Place on cookie sheet with some space between each ball.
  • Step 4
    Place in heated oven and cook for 30 to 45 min. (till cooked thrue)
  • Step 5
    (Suace) Use a big pot, will be simmering meatball in suace. If suace is to sweet add more vinegar, if to Sour add more brown suger.
  • Step 6
    Heat pot...warm...can still tuch bottom of pot with finger.( DO NOT MAKE POT HOT! )
  • Step 7
    Add browm suger and cornstarch, mix well with wisk.
  • Step 8
    When brown suger is worm add pinapple juice from bouth cans. Stir with spoon till all brown suger disolved.
  • Step 9
    Add Apple cider vinegar, soy suace and bellpeppers. Turn up heat to med. Simmer till starts to get thick.
  • Step 10
    Place cooked Meatballs in suace and simmer 30 to 45 min.
  • Step 11
    Serve over white rice.

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Category: Beef
Ingredient: Beef
Culture: American
Method: Stove Top

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