Sweet and Sour Meatballs #4

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• Meatballs:
• 1 pound hamburger
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 egg
• (Swedish Meatballs: Substitute 1/2 pound ground pork for 1/2 pound of hamburger and half and half for the milk. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon ground spice.)
• Sweet and Sour Meatballs:
• Meatballs (above)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 can (13 1/4 ounces) pineapple chunks
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 small green pepper, coarsely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Meatballs:
Mix ingredients; shape into twenty 1 1/2-inch balls. Cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until brown, about 20 minutes. Or cook in ungreased oblong pan, 13x9x2 inches in 400 degree oven until light brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

Sweet and Sour Meatballs:
Cook Meatballs in skillet; remove. Drain fat from skillet. Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in skillet. Stir in pineapple (with syrup), vinegar and soy sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat. Add meatballs. Cover; simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Stir in green pepper. Cover; simmer until crisp-tender, 5 minutes.