{"id":12924,"date":"2020-09-19T09:15:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T13:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookagoodlife.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2023-12-03T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T17:08:14","slug":"sweet-sour-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growagoodlife.com\/sweet-sour-meatballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Sweet and Sour Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"

These tasty Asian meatballs are tossed with peppers, onions, pineapple, and coated with an orange sweet and sour sauce. Simply serve over rice as a main meal or thread on toothpicks as an appetizer. Skip the take out and make this tasty recipe at home in about an hour.<\/p>\n

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Are you looking for a ground beef recipe? If you love meatballs, Asian flavors, and quick and easy recipes, then you are going to love this Chinese-style sweet and sour meatballs recipe.<\/p>\n

Homemade meatballs made from scratch with ground beef, ginger, garlic, Chinese five-spice powder, tossed with peppers, onions, pineapple, and coated in a delicious orange sweet and sour sauce.<\/p>\n

Tips for Making Asian-Style Sweet and Sour Meatballs<\/h2>\n

Skip the frozen meatballs and make your own homemade meatballs from scratch. Either ground round or ground sirloin will work wonderfully for this recipe. You can also use ground chuck, which has a higher fat to meat ratio. Pan-frying will release a lot of the fat in ground chuck that you can drain off.<\/p>\n

Grate the garlic and ginger or mince very fine<\/h3>\n

Grate the garlic and ginger using a box grater before adding to the mixing bowl. Since we are cooking the meatballs for a short period of time, larger chunks of garlic and ginger may not have time to soften. Grating the garlic and ginger allows the flavors to infuse into the meat mixture.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t over mix<\/h3>\n

If the meatballs are overworked, they will turn out tough. First, combine all the ingredients but the ground meat. The milk and egg help keep the meatballs tender when cooked. The breadcrumbs help bind the meatball mixture together.<\/p>\n

Allow the breadcrumbs to soften and absorb the milk and flavors of the garlic, ginger, and spices. If you don’t have breadcrumbs, substitute a slice of bread. Finally, add the ground beef, and mix gently with a fork or your hands until just combined. You should still see chunks of meat in your mixture.<\/p>\n