tangy pineapple sweet-sour meatballs

Name: Tangy Pineapple Sweet-Sour Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ## MEATBALLS; 1 pound(s) ground beef; 1/2 cup(s) dried bread crumbs; 1/4 cup(s) finely chopped onion; 1 tablespoon(s) worcestershire sauce; 2 - eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pepper; ## SAUCE; 1 tablespoon(s) oil; 1 can(s) 19 oz pineapple chunks in natural juice; 2 tablespoon(s) vinegar; 4 teaspoon(s) cornstarch; 2 tablespoon(s) brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 cup(s) cooked rice; 1 - green pepper cut in 1/2 inch squares; 1 - tomato, coarsely chopped

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Elaine Douglas

Vancouver, BC

Updated on Mar 5, 2017

This is another old recipe that I kept from the Vancouver Sun newspaper. I tweeked it a bit to update the ingredients and the seasoning (less salt). You could use your own meatball recipe or even buy prepared meatballs and just use the sauce part of this recipe. Your family will enjoy it.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4 or 5

Ingredients

MEATBALLS
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
2 - eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
SAUCE
1 tablespoon oil
1 can 19 oz pineapple chunks in natural juice
2 tablespoons vinegar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups cooked rice
1 - green pepper cut in 1/2 inch squares
1 - tomato, coarsely chopped

How To Make tangy pineapple sweet-sour meatballs

Step 1

Combine first seven ingredients and shape into meatballs about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

Step 2

Heat oil in skillet. Add meatballs, brown all over and cook until meatballs are cooked through. Remove from skillet and reserve. Drain fat from skillet.
Step 3

Drain pineapple and reserve the juice. Add enough water to the juice to make 1 1/2 cups. Mix cornstarch with the brown sugar. Add pineapple liquid, cornstarch mixture, vinegar and 1/2 tsp salt to the skillet. Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until sauce is smooth and glossy.
Step 4

Add meatballs, pineapple and green pepper to the sauce. Cook over low heat for about 5 minutes to heat through.
Step 5

To serve: stir tomato into the hot cooked rice; spoon meatball and sauce over the rice.
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