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Easy Sweet and Sour Ikea Meatbal

Easy Sweet and Sour Ikea Meatbal

Easy Sweet and Sour Ikea Meatbal — fresh vegetables prepared Filipino-style with garlic and shrimp paste. A light and flavorful side dish.

Prep: 5 min Cook: 25 min

Ingredients

  • 2 large bs Ikea or Swedish meatballs (pre-cooked)
  • 1 piece red bell pepper (sliced into strips)
  • 1 piece green bell pepper (sliced into strips)
  • 1 piece red onion (chopped)
  • 3 clove garlic (minced)
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 1 piece carrot (sliced crosswise)
  • 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1.5 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1.33 cup vinegar
  • 1.25 cup oil
  • 1 tsp cornstarch ( diluted in 3 teaspoons water)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat a pan. Pour-in cooking oil

  2. Put-in the onion, carrots, pineapple chunks, and bell peppers. Sauté for 3 minutes

  3. Add-in the ketchup, vinegar, sugar, and water. Stir and then let boil.

  4. Put-in the meatballs. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes in medium heat.

  5. Pour-in cornstarch diluted in water. Stir and then cook until the texture thickens.

  6. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  7. Serve.