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Sweet and Sour Meatball

Sweet and Sour Meatball

⏱ Prep: 15 min ⏱ Cook: 40 min

Ingredients

  • 1 large b ground pork
  • 1.5 cup bread crumbs
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 piece raw egg
  • 1.5 cup onion (minced)
  • 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 1.33 cup vinegar
  • 1 cup bell pepper (red and green combined)
  • 1 medium sized onion (quartered)
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1.5 cup brown sugar
  • 1.5 cup carrot (sliced)
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch diluted in 3 tablespoons of water
  • 8 tbsp oil

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine ground pork, minced onion, salt, ground black pepper, egg, and bread crumbs. Mix thoroughly.

  2. Scoop about 1 to 2 tablespoons of mixture and form into a ball shaped figure. Set aside.

  3. Heat a frying pan then pour-in 6 tablespoons of cooking oil.

  4. When the oil is hot enough, pan-fry the ball-shaped mixture until the outer side turns brown.

  5. Once done, turn off the heat and transfer the fried meatballs on a serving plate or bowl. Set aside.

  6. Heat a separate cooking pot then pour-in remaining 2 tablespoons of oil.

  7. When the oil is hot enough, sauté the garlic.

  8. Add the quartered onion, sliced carrot, and bell peppers then cook for 2 minutes.

  9. Add pineapple chunks and cook for 1 minute.

  10. Put-in the tomato ketchup, brown sugar, and vinegar then stir.

  11. Pour-in water and let boil.

  12. Add the cornstarch diluted in water and cook until desired thickness is reached.

  13. Turn off heat then ladle the sauce over the pan-fried meatballs.

  14. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!