Momma Lizs Sweet Sour Meatballs Recipes

ALWAYS PERFECT SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix together beef, garlic powder, onion powder, egg, and matzo meal.
• Form into small balls and set aside.
• Pour chili sauce into medium saucepan.
• Refill bottle with water, shake well, and add to pot.
• Add the brown sugar and lemon juice, and mix.
• Bring sauce to a boil.
• Taste and adjust amounts of lemon juice and brown sugar to taste.
• Drop in meatballs.
• Return to boil, cover, and simmer for at least 20 minutes (but you can leave it on for much longer if you forget).
• VARIATION #1:For chili sauce, you can substitute either tomato sauce or tomato juice or diced canned tomatoes, and adjust the sweeteners and water accordingly. You just want it to be a saucy consistency, not too thick or thin. If you use plain tomato juice or sauce, you can add in some garlic powder or other seasoning. The sky is the limit. But, do NOT use spaghetti sauce!
• VARIATION #2:For matzo meal you can substitute bread crumbs, oatmeal, a little flour, or any other binding agent.
• VARIATION #3:For brown sugar you can substitute real maple syrup, sugar, honey, grape jelly, or any other real sweetener. (Do not use nutrisweet or any other artificial sweetener!).

THE BEST SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, egg, bread crumbs and onion. Mix thoroughly and shape into golf ball-sized balls.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, gently brown the meatballs and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar, flour, water, white vinegar and soy sauce. Mix thoroughly. Add meatballs and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for 30 minutes.

EASY SWEET & SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine the sausage, bread crumbs and egg with your hands until well mixed and sticking together.
• Form meatballs by hand and brown in a large skillet over Medium/High heat.
• Pour sauce over meatballs and simmer over Medium/Low heat for about 30 minutes.
• Note: You will need to add a little water to the sauce as it cooks to avoid it getting too dry.
• Serve over rice or just eat them plain!

TANGY SWEET-AND-SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set pineapple aside. Add water to juice if needed to measure 1 cup; pour into a large skillet. Add 1/3 cup water, vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch; stir until smooth. , Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Add the pineapple, meatballs and green pepper. , Simmer, uncovered, until heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve with rice.