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Sweet and Sour Meatballs

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Prep Time: 0:20

Bake Time: 0:35

Total Time: 0:55

Yield: Makes about 50 meatballs

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TIP: This recipe can be placed in crockpot to keep warm. Just keep crockpot temperature on low.

Ingredients

Meatballs:
1/2 cup vinegar
2 lbs ground round
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice (if not enough from can, add water to make 1/2 cup)
1 cup bread crumbs
1 cup beef bouillon
1/4 tsp ginger
3 tbsp Clabber Girl Corn Starch
pinch salt
2 large green peppers (can use green, red, or yellow)
Sauce:
20 oz can chunk pineapple, drained (reserve juice)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Directions

0To form meatballs:In a large bowl, with your hands, mix together ground round, egg, bread crumbs, ginger and salt. Form mixture into 1-inch round balls and place on greased baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree F. oven for about 25 minutes, until browned. Remove from oven and set aside. If there is a lot of grease in the pan, place meatballs in large bowl while you make sauce. Otherwise meatballs can rest in pan. Sauce: On top of stove in large saucepan combine Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, pineapple juice and 1/2 cup beef bouillon. Bring mixture to boil. In a measuring cup mix together the cornstarch and remaining 1/2 cup bouillon. Stir until completely combined and add to sauce in pan. Bring mixture to boil, stirring occasionally. Add peppers and pineapple chunks, stir well. Add meatballs and simmer for about 15 minutes.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

rpic_20170419142838_lg

Prep Time: 0:20

Cook Time: 0:35

Total Time: 0:55

Yield: Makes about 50 meatballs

Ingredients

Meatballs:
1/2 cup vinegar
2 lbs ground round
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice (if not enough from can, add water to make 1/2 cup)
1 cup bread crumbs
1 cup beef bouillon
1/4 tsp ginger
3 tbsp Clabber Girl Corn Starch
pinch salt
2 large green peppers (can use green, red, or yellow)
Sauce:
20 oz can chunk pineapple, drained (reserve juice)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Directions

0To form meatballs:In a large bowl, with your hands, mix together ground round, egg, bread crumbs, ginger and salt. Form mixture into 1-inch round balls and place on greased baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree F. oven for about 25 minutes, until browned. Remove from oven and set aside. If there is a lot of grease in the pan, place meatballs in large bowl while you make sauce. Otherwise meatballs can rest in pan. Sauce: On top of stove in large saucepan combine Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, pineapple juice and 1/2 cup beef bouillon. Bring mixture to boil. In a measuring cup mix together the cornstarch and remaining 1/2 cup bouillon. Stir until completely combined and add to sauce in pan. Bring mixture to boil, stirring occasionally. Add peppers and pineapple chunks, stir well. Add meatballs and simmer for about 15 minutes.