Saturday, December 14, 2013

Hawaiian Meatballs

Source: here, via Pinterest

Ingredients:
1-1/2 lb lean ground beef
2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup onion, minced small
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 cup milk
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 can pineapple tidbits, drained, reserving juice
1/3 cup white vinegar
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 green bell pepper, diced

Directions:
Mix beef, graham cracker crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk in a large bowl. Shape into 1" balls.
Heat oil in a large frying pan. Brown meatballs in oil. Remove and keep warm.
Mix cornstarch and sugar in a small bowl. Stir in reserved pineapple juice, vinegar and soy sauce. Stir until smooth and pour into frying pan. Cook until thickened.
Add meatballs, pineapple and green peppers and heat through. Serve over rice. Enjoy!

Notes:
We had some meatballs and rice in Logan at my parents' house over our Thanksgiving trip and it sparked a desire to, well, eat more meatballs.  :)  I remembered a recent, easy-sounding meatball recipe I had seen and pinned on Pinterest, so I checked it out and found I had everything I needed to make them.  They were so good!  We love and eat sweet and sour chicken quite often at our house, so it was a fun little switch-up to have those sweet and sour flavors with meatballs instead.  The graham crackers added to the meat mixture added a touch of sweetness that was really tasty.  I'll be holding onto this recipe for a repeat meal, that's for sure.

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