Sweet And Sour Meatballs

 

 

 Ok Friends!  My daughters LOVED this dinner and cleaned their plates.  If you have been reading for awhile you know a few things.

1. My daughters are fussy eaters and Mama gets frustrated at dinner time

2. Once in awhile a recipe will work  AND Mama gets so excited and

3. Once a recipe is a win, I always want to share it with YOU

So...the girls LOVED these meatballs over rice and even ate the green beans I made on the side.  In fact, they loved them so much, they have been asking for me to make them again.  Since I have already meal-planned for the month, I will have to make them on a weekend/again in October.  Anyway, let's get to the "meat" of this post....if you try them, let me know!

 

 

Ingredients

Meatball Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 cup of diced onion   

Sweet and Sour Sauce

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour or cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup 

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 375 °F

Mix the sauce ingredients together in a medium sized sauce pan until fully combined. Bring to a low rolling boil, and cook until it thickens. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Combine the meatball ingredients : breadcrumbs, garlic, salt, pepper, egg, onions and ground beef together in a stand mixer bowl. Mix until combined


Roll the meat mixture into meatballs, whichever size you want. I prefer slightly larger ones, they don’t dry out as quickly. 


Pop them into the 375 degrees oven and start them cooking.

After about 20 minutes, take the meatballs out for a second, and drain the fat out of them.

Now you can cover those meatballs up with sauce. Pour the sauce over the meatballs, covering them completely 

Finish cooking them until done
This can take up to another 20-30 minutes depending on the size of your meatballs.
 
Serve over rice or a potato or even by themselves

 Guarantee Love At First Bite!