Sweet and Sour Meatballs

July 23, 2012: Monday Dinner

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Ingredients: 1 lb ground Pork
                  1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
                  2 tsp Salt
                  1/2 tsp Black Pepper
                  1 piece egg
                  1/2 cup onion, minced


Procedure:   1.   In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.  Mix thoroughly.
                   2.   Scoop about 1-2 TBSP of mixture, form into a ball. Set aside.
                   3.   Heat 6 TBSP oil in a pan, fry meatballs until outer side turns brown.
                   4.  Places meatballs in a serving platter.  Set Aside.




For the sauce:   1 TBSP Garlic,minced
                        1 cup Pineapple chunk
                        1/3 cup vinegar
                        1 cup Bellpepper
                        1 med. Onion, quartered
                        1 cup Water
                        3 TBSP Tomato Ketchup
                        1/2 cup Brown Sugar
                        1/2 cup Carrots, sliced
                        1 TBSP Cornstarch diluted in 3 TBSP of Water
                        8 TBSP Cooking Oil


Procedure:  1.   In a cooking pot, heat 2 TBSP Oil, saute garlic, onion, carrots and
                        bellpepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
                  2.   Add pineapple chunk,  Cook for 1 minute.
                  3.   Put in tomato ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar, then stir.
                  4.   Pour in water and boil.
                  5.   Add the diluted Cornstarch and cook until desired thickness.
                  6.   Turn off the heat then ladle the sauce over meatballs.