Vegan Sweet and Sour Meatballs (Filipino Bola-Bola)

Name: Vegan Sweet and Sour Meatballs (Filipino Bola-Bola)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 20 pieces bola-bola or meatballs; 1/4 cup sugar (adjust according to desired sweetness); 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar; 1/2 cup pineapple juice from the chunks (see notes); 5 tbsp banana ketchup (or tomato ketchup, I used a mix); 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1/4 cup water; 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch; Dash of ground pepper; 1-2 tbsp neutral oil; 1 medium onion (sliced); 1 small carrot (halved and thinly sliced); 1 small red bell pepper (seeded and sliced into small squares); 1 small green bell pepper (seeded and sliced into small squares); 1 cup pineapple chunks ( or tidbits in extra light syrup/juice, around 120g); Steamed Rice

9 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Growing up in the Philippines, one of my favourite dishes growing up was a Sweet and Sour Bola-Bola (Meatballs) dish packed with a delicious sauce, lots of bell peppers, onions, pineapple, carrot. I used my homemade bola-bola or meatballs and the sauce beautifully coats the fried balls for a super tasty meal.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:32:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories444.9 kcal (22%)

Total Fat23.7 g (34%)

Carbs45.7 g (18%)

Sugars29.3 g (33%)

Protein14.8 g (30%)

Sodium1069.6 mg (53%)

Fiber4 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

20 piecesbola-bola

or meatballs

¼ cupsugar

adjust according to desired sweetness

⅓ cupdistilled white vinegar

½ cuppineapple juice

from the chunks

5 Tbspbanana ketchup

or tomato ketchup, I used a mix

1 Tbspsoy sauce

¼ cupwater

1 ½ Tbspcornstarch

ground pepper

1 Tbspneutral oil

1onion

medium, sliced

1carrot

small, halved and thinly sliced

1red bell pepper

small, seeded and sliced into small squares

1green bell pepper

small, seeded and sliced into small squares

1 cuppineapple chunks

or tidbits in extra light syrup/juice

rice

steamed

Instructions

Sweet and Sour Sauce

Step 1

Mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a large bowl or measuring cup. Mix until the cornstarch is dissolved. Set aside.

Stir-Frying

Step 2

Heat a pan or wok over medium high heat. Add 1-2 tbsp neutral oil.

Step 3

Once hot, stir-fry the onion, carrot, and bell peppers for 2-3 minutes until the carrots are tender.

Step 4

Add in the pineapple chunks and cook for 1 minutes

Step 5

Lower the heat to medium. Give the sauce a good mix again since the starch tends to sit at the bottom.

Step 6

Over medium heat, pour in the sauce to the pan.

Step 7

Mix well and then leave the sauce to boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Continuously mix until the sauce thickens.

Step 8

Once the sauce has thickened, add in the bola-bola or meat balls and immediately mix well in the sauce. Leave the meatballs to simmer in the sauce for 2-3 minutes.

Step 9

Turn off the heat then serve the sweet and sour bola-bola or meatballs immediately. Enjoy this while hot with some steamed rice.

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