Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs

Name: Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 1 1/4 lb ground pork; 2 tbsps soya sauce; 1/4 cup grated onion; 2 tbsps grated ginger; 2 tbsps minced garlic; 2 tbsps vegetable oil; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 1 onion, diced; 1 bell pepper, diced (or two halves in different colours); 1 cup pineapple chunks; Sauce:; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 2 tbsps vegetable oil; 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tbsps water; 2 tbsps soya sauce; 1/4 cup pineapple or orange juice; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp water

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:40min

A tangy sweet and sour sauce bursts with flavour in this Chinese restaurant takeout fakeout with juicy meatballs, onion, pepper and pineapple.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:15:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories469 kcal (23%)

Total Fat28.1 g (40%)

Carbs34.8 g (13%)

Sugars23.6 g (26%)

Protein21.4 g (43%)

Sodium443 mg (22%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

1.25 lbground pork

2 tbspssoya sauce

¼ cuponion

grated

2 tbspsginger

grated

2 tbspsminced garlic

2 tbspsvegetable oil

diced, or two halves in different colours

1 cuppineapple chunks

¼ cuptomato paste

2 tbspsvegetable oil

¼ cuprice wine vinegar

¼ cuphoney

2 tbspswater

2 tbspssoya sauce

¼ cuppineapple juice

or orange

1 Tbspcornstarch

1 Tbspwater

Instructions

Step 1

Combine the ground pork, 2 tbsps soya sauce, grated onion, grated ginger and minced garlic. Take heaping tablespoons and form into 16 balls then roll in 2 tbsps of cornstarch. Heat 2 tbsps vegetable oil in a skillet to medium heat. Fry the meatballs 10 minutes, turning regularly until the internal temperature reaches 160°F. You may need to work in batches.

Step 2

For the sauce: In a clean skillet heat another 2 tbsps vegetable oil to medium. Whisk the tomato paste into the oil for 1-2 minutes then add the rice wine vinegar, honey, water, soya sauce and pineapple juice cooking 5 minutes. Mix 1 tbsp cornstarch and 1 tbsp water together then whisk this slurry into the sauce heating 30 seconds to thicken.

Step 3

Add onion, pepper and pineapple and cook for 3-4 minutes then add the fried meatballs. Stir to coat and heat through about 5 minutes.

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