Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Make your favourite Chinese takeout at home. Stovetop Sweet & Sour Meatballs are perfect for a weeknight dinner over rice or noodles.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons bacon fat or other fat
Meatballs:
- 2 lbs ground meat whatever you have on hand
- 1 cup oats processed in blender as flour
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 large egg
Sweet & Sour Sauce:
- ½ cup vinegar
- ⅔ cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 can pineapple tidbits 20 oz can
Instructions
- Blend oats until turned into a fine flour.
- Mince garlic and mix together the meat, egg, oatmeal flour, and garlic.
- Combine all meatball ingredients thoroughly by hand or using a Danish dough whisk.
- Roll into evenly sized balls; I made 35.
- Heat fat in a large skillet.
- Carefully place meatballs into heated skillet, browning each side. Work in batches if necessary.
- Drain pineapple juice from can into a bowl. Add remaining sauce ingredients and whisk. Save pineapple chunks for later.
- Pour sauce onto browned meatballs on medium heat, cooking all sides by turning them with a large spoon, careful not to overcook.
- Add pineapple on top and place lid on skillet for 5 more minutes to finish.
- Serve over rice or noodles and top with sesame seeds.
Notes
- Serve over rice or noodles, depending on what you have or have a taste for.
- This works well with any red meat such as venison, beef, bison. I haven't tested with poultry and it might be a bit too dry here.
Nutrition
Calories: 430kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 31gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 131mgSodium: 261mgPotassium: 657mgFiber: 2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 74IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 5mg
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