Sweet and Sour Meatballs?

Question

I am looking for a sweet and sour meatball recipe that i had once before. The sauce is made from ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Is anyone familiar with this recipe?

Answer 1

A good sweet and sour sauce is about balance and so dont be too strict with the recipe quanties. I find its good to experiment with different sweetners and acids.... for example honey and lemon juice to substitute some of the sugar and vinegar.

The Ketchup adds body to the sauce and of course the red color but you can add regular canned tomatoes. So to make it more interesting try tweaking the base recipies in the other answers. You can of change the sauce as you go. Just keep tasting....too sour (add sweet) too sweet add sour (acid)..... Experiment!....thats what makes cooking rewarding... you be surprised how often it works out. Keep tasting constantly, if it tastes good to you it will taste good to others.....

Also I find the majority of meatballs I ever try at restauants are dry and bland.... You need lots of fat and seasoning to make good meatballs.. Make sure your Mixture has plenty of both......

Good luck and enjoy....

Answer 2

make meatballs using your normal method and try out this sweet and sour sauce

* 1/3 cup of rice vinegar
* 4 tbsp of brown sugar
* 1 tbsp of tomato ketchup
* 2 tsp of cornstarch mixed with 4 tsp of water
* 1 tsp of wooster sauce

Method

1. Combine the cornstarch with the water, making sure that the cornstarch fully dissolves into the water and set aside.
2. Place the rice vinegar, brown sugar, tomato ketchup and wooster sauce into a small saucepan, mix together and bring to the boil.
3. Add the cornstarch and water mixture and stir all of the ingredients together until the sauce has thickened to the desired consistency.

Answer 3

ty sweet and sour meatballs with ineapple.
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
2 cups water
1 pound lean ground beef
1 egg, well beaten
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup sliced celery
1 red bell pepper, cut in strips
1 green bell pepper, cut in strips
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
4 slices pineapple, cut into quarters
PREPARATION:
In large mixing bowl, combine bread crumbs with minced onion, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup water. Add ground beef and egg. Shape beef mixture into 16 meatballs. Brown slowly in a large skillet over medium low heat.

Answer 4

Sorry...my sweet 'n sour recipe calls for 12 oz. chili sauce and 10 oz. grape jelly (sounds gross, but tastes wonderful)