Lana's Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Name: Lana's Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 1 large carrot, diced; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 237 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar; 1 large green bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 907 grams lean ground beef; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 567 grams pineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved; 1 teaspoons seasoning salt; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 79 milliliters water; 3 Tbsps distilled white vinegar; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Lana's Sweet and Sour Meatballs is a dairy free recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 349 calories, 28g of protein, and 8g of fat. If you have onion, granulated sugar, bell pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a large, shallow baking sheet.

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In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs and onion.

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Breadcrumbs

Ground Beef

Onion

Egg

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Bowl

Sprinkle with ginger, seasoning salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Shape into one inch balls.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Seasoned Salt

Ginger

Pepper

Sugar

Place meatballs in a single layer on prepared baking sheet.

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Meatballs

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Baking Sheet

Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes; set aside.

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To make the sauce, mix enough water with the reserved pineapple juice to make 1 cup. In a large pot over medium heat, combine the juice mixture, 1/3 cup water, vinegar, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Stir in cornstarch, ginger and seasoning salt, until smooth. Cover and cook until thickened.

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Pineapple Juice

Seasoned Salt

Brown Sugar

Corn Starch

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Ginger

Juice

Sauce

Water

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Stir pineapple chunks, carrot, green pepper and meatballs into the sauce. Gently stir to coat the meatballs with the sauce. Simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked.

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Pineapple Chunks