You Can Make This Yourself Sweet 'N Sour Meatballs

My daughter-in-law's family cookbook has three recipes for sweet n' sour meatballs.  They must  really like them because that seemed like a lot to me. ,It was hard for me to figure out which one to try.  I started with one that was more like a gravy.  It just didn't taste quite right; it.needed ketchup.

. I don't do this too many times but I thought I'll just put 3/4 of a cup of ketchup in it since one of the recipe had 1 cup and another for 1 1/2.  When I tasted it, it was just right.  So good with just enough zip. 

 

 

 

 

Sweet N’ Sour Meatballs  - for 4-6

 

1.      Prepare vegetables:

      (1)  Chop 2 tablespoons of onion
      (2)  Chop 1 tablespoon of parsley

(3)  1/2 of a red bell pepper into slices  (for sauce)
(4)  1/2 of a sweet white onion in slices (for sauce)

 

2.  Make meatballs – Put all ingredients into a medium sized bowl:

(1)    1 pound ground beef and stir in 1 beaten egg

(2)    Then add onion,  parsley, and ½ coats of oats.

(3)    Stir in 1 teaspoon of garlic salt, ½ teaspoon of curry powder, and 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

(4)    Form into meatballs and put on a baking sheet.

(5)    Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until brown. Put meatballs in a covered serving dish until the sauce is ready. 

 3. Make sweet n’ sour sauce – Put in a small saucepan

(1)    ¼ cup of brown sugar, ½ teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoon of potato/tapioca starch

(2)    Then stir in 3/4 cup of ketchup,  ¼ cup of lemon juice and 4 tablespoon of gluten free tamari and the juice from a 20 oz. can of pineapple bits.  Then add red bell pepper slices and sweet onion.

(3)    Bring to a boil and stir until thickened.  Taste and make any adjustments.  

(4)    Add the pineapple, and pour over the meatballs.

 4.  Serve over rice.