Sweet N Sour Meatballs (or Wings) Recipe

Ingredients

MEATBALLS:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
.........................................
SAUCE:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 can pineapple chunks in juice, undrained
1/3 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 small chopped green pepper
1 small chopped red pepper , optional

Preparation

Step 1

To make meatballs:

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, milk, egg, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and ground black pepper. Mix together, and shape into meatballs.

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add meatballs, and cook until browned, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from skillet, and drain on paper towels.
............................

To make sauce:

Mix sugar and starch. Add all ingredients to skillet, EXCEPT the peppers. Heat slowly to a boil, stirring often. Add peppers. Simmer 3-5 minutes.

..............

REVIEWS:

I had a few friends over for an appetizer party and I served this sauce over meatballs. It was a hit with everyone. So easy to throw together at the last minute.

Made this for a meatballs. and it was very good! Will make this for sure again. Thanks for posting!

This was a good recipe. I gave it three stars because I liked it an will make it again with one modification...I made as written but felt like it was missing something and since there is no amount for the pineapple I used a large 20oz can. I found the pineapple to be over powering; but like I said, you didn't give an amount. You also didn't tell us what type of vinegar. There are many types...I used white and I think this is the way to go. I doubled the rest of the ingredients and added 2 Tbsp ketchup. I think the ketchup is what brought this around for me. I also used green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, and thin sliced carrot as this is what the Chinese restaurants use. I then tossed in fried popcorn chicken and served it with Jasmine rice. All in all very good and I'll make it again. I took off one star simply because this isn't a 5 star recipe by nature and another star for the fact that the recipe wasn't clear and it did need some touching up to bring it up to "very good" IMHO. Thanks for posting.

This is a great recipe. I usually double it up, and leave out the peppers. Hubby loves it.

AWESOME, flavorful wings. Substituted crushed pineapple for chunks. Made for superbowl party- everyone RAVED about how great they were. Thanks!!

DH rated this one 5 big stars! Made some homemade meatballs and added this sauce over the meatballs and brown rice. Very tasty meal served with some acorn squash! Thanks for a quick sauce and hearty meal idea on a cold, rainy night!

I made this to serve over meatballs. I used the large can of pineapple chunks (20 ounces - I think). This had good flavor and was quick and easy to do.

I had to hurry and make a quick appetizer and fortunately had some frozen meatballs. So, I whipped up this sauce using 16oz of pineapple juice, since you don't have it listed! I added a bit more br.sugar and a bit more cornstarch. Took it to a party and everyone liked it. I'll be using this recipe more often.

This sauce was amazing over meatballs, made tonight for dinner but can't wait to make again for company! This one's going into my favorites!

Super delicious and so easy to make! I chose to use the sauce on meatballs and served them over rice. From start to finish, dinner was ready in about 20 minutes.

I just made this and am eating it now! Quick, easy and and all ingredients on hand. This is the best S&S I've found and can adapt to your preferences. (I like more vinegar) Plan to put this over meatballs for a Super Bowl party. Thanks for the recipe!

Made this sauce for meatballs for pre-Christmas treats with my family. What a great flavor and such a hit with everyone!!! A keeper for sure - thank you so much!!

This is without a doubt the best s&s sause recipe out there, it is simply delicious and so easy to make. I added some fresh chopped tomato (1/2-3/4 chunks) and 4 drops of red food coloring. Made this and put over Swedish meatballs for a get together at the local beer joint, at least 10 people asked me for the recipe.

The only complaint my picky BF had about this sauce is that I didn't make enough! This was delicious. I served it over homemade meatballs and rice and we were literally scraping the bottom of the pan to get the last bits! I didn't have cornstarch on hand but the consistency was still great. I left out the red pepper but I did stir in a tablespoon of chinese chili sauce (we like it spicy) and it was perfect. Thanks!

Excellent! So easy and so delicious! It's a keeper. I served it over meatballs. Thank you!!!

This sauce was simple and excellent on the stir-fry I made over rice!! I will be making this again.

I realized we were out of store bought sauce when I was cooking my egg rolls. I found this recipe and whipped it up in 10 minutes. I loved it. I did not put the pineapple or peppers, but I will next time because it will only make it more amazing tasting. No more store bought for this household. Thanx.

Excellent sauce. Used flour instead of cornstarch and had no problem thickening up, also added a little bit of chopped onion. Will be making this one often, thanks for sharing!

I loved it, had little faith of it thickening because of a previous comment I read. I hate pineapple, so I just added some water about the same amount as the vinegar. It was great and a hit by all. I will definitely make it again.

Thanks, this was great and easy too.... I used an 8 oz can and wanted a little more sauce so added another 8 oz of pineapple juice and a tablespoon of corn starch mixed with some brown sugar. I put the sauce over meatballs in a casserole and heated for 45 more minutes and served over white rice. It was just excellent... Thanks for sharing....

This was a good sweet and sour sauce. I did have trouble getting it to thicken and had to triple the cornstarch. I also do not recommend it for Armour original flavored meatballs. They do not meld well. I think it would be great with Italian or homemade meatballs. I used one large green pepper and one small onion, and they were great!

Good sauce, I liked the addition of red bell pepper, it wasn't overally sweet or sour like some sauces I've made in the past. Used this for sweet and sour smoked pork chops. Thank You!

This sauce is easy and tasty. Takes a few minutes to whip up and I served it with meatballs. I also used crushed pineapple as that was all I had on hand, and it worked out just fine.