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Sweet and Sour Meatballs
This recipe is taken from the 1995 Milk Calendar. This is the Sweet and Sour Meatballs recipe.
- Prep: 10 min - 15 min
- Cooking: 1 h
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Ingredients
- Meatballs
- 1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) Milk
- 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
- Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh ginger grated or finely chopped
- 2 cups (500 mL) ketchup
- 1 cup (250 mL) ginger ale
- of hot red chili flakes - optional
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) soy sauce
- 1 cup (250 mL) Milk
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Preparation
Meatballs:
Combine ground beef with garlic, egg, bread crumbs, milk, salt and pepper. Shape into 1-inch (2 1/2 cm) balls. Reserve.Sweet and Sour Sauce:Heat oil in large saucepan. Add garlic and ginger. Cook 1 to 2 min until fragrant but don't brown. Add ketchup, ginger ale, hot chili flakes, sugar and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Add milk. Heat thoroughly. Sauce may look separated.
Bring sauce to a boil and add meatballs. Reduce heat. Cook gently, uncovered, for 1 hr until meatballs are tender and sauce is thick. Serve over rice.