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A bowl of glazed meatballs garnished with green onions, served with toothpick skewers.
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Sweet and Sour Meatball Recipe

This Sweet and Sour Meatball Recipe is so simple to make and are perfect appetizers. Odds are you have all the ingredients already on hand!
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword meatballs, Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 349kcal
Author Katie Cooksey

Ingredients

for the meatballs-

  • 2 slices sandwich bread cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 lb ground beef 80/20
  • 1/4 cup onion finely diced
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • 1 egg
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

for the sauce-

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, soak pieces of bread in milk until soggy, about 3 minutes.
    Pouring milk over torn pieces of bread in a glass bowl.
  • Add in remaining meatball ingredients and stir together until well combined, being careful not to overwork the meat.
    Ingredients for meat preparation: ground beef, an egg, and spices in a glass bowl.
  • Using a cookie scoop, divide the mixture into approximately 24 meatballs. Roll each individual meatball to be evenly round.
    Preparing meatballs on a baking sheet.
  • Heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Place meatballs into hot pan and brown on all sides.
    Cooking raw meatballs in a pan with tongs.
  • While meatballs are cooking, measure all ingredients for the sauce and whisk to combine in a small bowl. Set aside.
    Mixing sauce with a whisk in a glass bowl next to a plate of meatballs.
  • Once meatballs are brown (not fully cooked through), remove from pan and deglaze with the sauce, scraping the bottom of the pan to get all of those delicious brown bits.
    A plate of cooked meatballs held by a person.
  • Place meatballs back into skillet and coat in sauce.
    Meatballs simmering in sweet and sour sauce in a cooking pan with a wooden spoon.
  • Cover and cook for about 30 minutes.
  • Garnish with green onion and serve as is as an appetizer or over pasta or rice for a main dish.
    Meatballs in sauce garnished with chopped green onions.

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Nutrition

Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 795mg | Potassium: 720mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 422IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 4mg
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