Asian Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Pineapple
This Asian Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Pineapple recipe has the perfect combination of sweet and sour sauce that everyone likes with moist and flavorful meatballs and pineapple. This quick and simple recipe is better than your Asian restaurant take-out because it is homemade.
Equipment
Oven
Mixing bowl
skillet
Spatula
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 pound pork sausage
- 1 large finely minced carrots
- 1 medium finely minced onion
- ½ cup chopped green onions
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoon ketchup
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For the Sauce
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 small yellow onion chopped in dice
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon ketchup
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 2-3 cups pineapple fresh, frozen or canned
Instructions
- Meatballs. Preheat your oven at 425 dergee Fahrenheit. In a bowl, combine all the meatball ingredients using your clean hand or spatula mix trhoughly until everything is well incorporated. Use a cookie scooper or spoon and grab 1-1 ½ tablespoon and form into a ball and transfer into a baking rack lined with aluminum foil or silicone baking mat. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
- Sauce. Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Saute garlic and onion until soft and aromatic. Add brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, and cornstarch dissolved with water. Stir and bring it to a boil to thicken about 2-5 minutes.
- Toss in meatballs and pineapple and simmer for 2-5 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Notes
- You can double up the recipe and meal prep for the whole week or just to have more leftovers. The meatballs double its flavorful the next day since it is soaking all the flavors of the sauce.
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