BAKED SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS
Forget the frozen meatballs and whip up a fast and fresh recipe for Baked Sweet and Sour Meatballs in 30 minutes or less! So what separates these rotund beauties from all of their culinary cousins? A lick-the-spatula-and-your-plate homemade sweet and sour sauce that pairs perfectly with the garlicky meatballs but would work equally as well atop chicken breasts, as a dipping sauce for egg rolls or simply drizzled over white rice, if you're into that sort of thing. #iam Toss in a few chunks of fresh pineapple and there will be multiple candidates for President of the Clean Plate Club. Best of all? The meatballs are baked at a high temp so they're ready for tossing in minutes, and that means dinner is on your table in 30 minutes or less. Just add fried rice or lo mein noodles to complete your feast!
Provided by Kelly Senyei
Categories side-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings (24 meatballs)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the meatballs: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Grease 13-by-9-inch baking dish or mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, stir together the breadcrumbs and milk. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground meat, garlic, onion, egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and the breadcrumb mixture, mixing with your hands just until combined. Using your hands, break off 2 or 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture at a time and roll it into a ball. Arrange the meatballs in a single layer in the prepared baking dish.
- Bake the meatballs for 12 to 15 minutes or until they are cooked through. While the meatballs are baking, make the sauce.
- Make the sauce: Add the olive oil to a medium saucepan set over medium-low heat. Once the oil it hot, add the garlic and cook, stirring, until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, add the cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water to a small bowl and whisk to combine.
- Whisk the pineapple juice, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce and cornstarch mixture into the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer the cooked meatballs to a large bowl, then add the diced pineapple. Add the prepared sauce and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
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Shelice Dennis
[email protected]I will definitely be making these meatballs again. They were a hit with my family!
Bosu Dec halder
[email protected]These meatballs were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my husband loved them.
P Yyy
[email protected]I made these meatballs for my kids and they loved them. They said they were the best meatballs they've ever had.
Lorenzo Marks
[email protected]These meatballs were easy to make and tasted delicious. I will definitely be making them again.
Heather Thomas
[email protected]I'm not a fan of meatballs, but these were actually really good. The sauce was amazing.
Hajira Munawar
[email protected]These meatballs were delicious! The sauce was the perfect balance of sweet and sour.
Momin Hasan
[email protected]I made these meatballs for a potluck and they were a huge hit. Everyone loved them!
Ali Hassnain
[email protected]The meatballs were a bit dry, but the sauce was amazing. I will definitely be making these again.
Betty Gibson
[email protected]These meatballs were easy to make and turned out great. I will definitely be making them again.
Donna Newberry
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of sweet and sour, but these meatballs were surprisingly good.
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[email protected]These meatballs were delicious! I will definitely be making them again.
Ayanda Zimu
[email protected]I made these meatballs for my husband and he loved them. He said they were the best meatballs he's ever had.
Faridah Sultan
[email protected]The meatballs were a bit too sweet for my taste, but the sauce was delicious.
Colin Ferenzi
[email protected]These meatballs were easy to make and tasted amazing. I will definitely be making them again.
Christian Suleiman
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the meatballs turned out great. I will definitely be making these again.
Kim Furry
[email protected]The meatballs were a bit dry, but the sauce was delicious.
Aaron Hughes
[email protected]I made these meatballs for a party and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them!
Md Ramin
[email protected]These meatballs were a hit with my family! The sauce was the perfect balance of sweet and sour, and the meatballs were cooked to perfection.