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Quick Notes: I got this recipe for Sweet and Sour Meatballs many moons ago from a coworker whose name escapes me. It’s super delicious despite the fact that it doesn’t sound like two things that would generally go together. I’m including the meatball recipe in here, but you can make this a super amazing weeknight dinner by just buying frozen meatballs from the store. We do that pretty often. I suggest serving with basmati rice.
Ingredients
- -Meat Balls
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 2/3 c breadcrumbs
- 1/3 c minced onions
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 cup milk
- -Sauce
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 small can pineapple tidbits, reserve juice
- 6 oz can pineapple juice
- 2/3 white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons teriyaki or soy
- 1 green pepper, chunked
Instructions
Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Â
- Thoroughly mix all the ingredients together (you must suffer through making this with your hands because it's the only way. It's disgusting, but it's really the only way to make meatballs)
- Roll meat into ping-pong sized balls. On a baking sheet, place them as far apart as the baking sheet can accommodate, but if they end up cooking together you can totally just cut them apart. No big.Â
- Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes. Take them out, and check one meatball. If they are not cooked through, put them back in the oven for another 1-2 minutes.
Sauce
- In a large pot (only because we're going to throw our meatballs in here later), mix together brown sugar and cornstarch over medium-high heat.Â
- Stir in all the liquids (including the juice from your canned pineapple). Bring it to a boil and cook for about one minute. It should thicken up to be pretty fucking thick. If it's too thick you can add a little bit more fluid but be careful about throwing off your juice/vinegar ratio too much or this sauce will taste like crap.Â
- Add the pineapple and green pepper. Cook until the pepper begins to soften, or for about 4 minutes.Â
- Throw your cooked meatballs into the pot with the sauce, and stir them in to coat them.Â
- Cover, and remove from heat. Let the meatballs sit in the sauce until you're ready to serve.Â
