Sweet-Sour Meatballs
The Tinfully Family
20 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 beef bouillon cubes
- ¼ cup water
- 1½ pounds hamburger
- ¾ cup onions
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 20oz. can pineapple chunks, drained, juice reserved
- ⅓ cup Real Lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- hot cooked rice
- ground beef
- bread
- onion
- 1 tablespoon bouillon
- water
- egg
- ¼ cup pineapple juice
- lemon
- sugar
- soy sauce
- ginger
- 3 tablespoons bouillon
- pineapple juice, remaining
- cornstarch
- pineapple
- rice, hot, for serving
Method
- In a large bowl, combine beef, bread, onion, and 1 tablespoon bouillon in water.
- Add egg and mix.
- Shape into meatballs and brown in a large skillet.
- In a 2 cup measure, combine 1/4 cup pineapple juice, lemon, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, and 3 tablespoons bouillon.
- Add to the meatballs, cover, and cook (oven or simmer) for 20 minutes.
- Combine the remaining pineapple juice with cornstarch and stir into the mixture.
- Cook and stir until it thickens.
- Add pineapple and serve with hot rice.
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