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sweet and sour meatballs recipe

Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe

Meatballs are usually seen in spaghetti and pasta. This is an Italian-American ingredient that is more popular in America despite its strong Italian traits.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: sweet and sour meatballs
Servings: 1
Calories: 873kcal
Author: Jenalyn Rose Forbes

Ingredients

  • 250 g ground pork
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 ½ tbsp sugar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 small tomato sauce
  • 15 g diced carrots
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 20 g green bell pepper
  • 20 g carrots
  • ½ onion
  • 15 g pineapple chunks

Instructions

  • Combine the ground pork, salt, black pepper, flour, diced carrots in a mixing bowl.
  • Mix until well blended.
  • Add more flour as needed.
  • Make the mixture into bite size balls.
  • Fry them in a pan until brown.
  • Sauté the garlic, onion tomatoes, carrots, bell pepper and pineapple chunks.
  • Add in the soy sauce.
  • Pour the water generously.
  • Simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Dilute the flour in a small bowl.
  • Add in the sugar and tomato sauce
  • Add in the flour mixture to thicken.
  • Drop the meat balls and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add more black pepper.
  • Serve

Nutrition

Calories: 873kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 7248mg | Potassium: 1126mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 5921IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 5mg