Sweet and Sour Meatballs are from the Asian cuisine and sometimes recognized in Chinese takeout. As of a result, soy sauce is generally used with vinegar for tartness and brown sugar or pineapple juice to sweeten the sauce.

Meatballs:

• gound meat (pork, chicken, or beef)
• egg
• oatmeal (old-fashioned-rolled oats)
• seasoned salt (Lawry’s)

Sweet and Sour Sauce: 

• brown sugar
• cornstarch
• water
• soy sauce
• chili powder
• ketchup
• vinegar

1. Mix and shape Meatballs.
2. Bake in a pre-heated 400°F oven.
3. To Make Sauce: cook together the sauce ingredients until thick.
4. Pour Sauce over meatballs and bake for 30 minutes-one hour at 350°F or transfer to a slow cooker and keep on low until serving.

Serve this over rice or noodles for full meal. To serve as an appetizer keep warm in the slow cooker and serve with toothpicks inserted for a pick me up treat!

This recipe is gluten-free! The meatballs have no flour and the sauce is prepared with cornstarch.

Make ahead the meatballs and combine with the sauce. Store leftovers in an airtight container for upto 3 days in the fridge.

To Reheat Meatballs: place in the microwave and heat until warm or bake in a baking dish at 350°F for 10-25 minutes (depending on how much is being reheated.)

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Add sweet bell peppers, chunked zucchini, mushrooms, or broccoli for some color and nutrition!

Swap out the water for pineapple juice and use 1/2 cup of a natural sweetener like honey or maple syrup for the brown sugar.

• Slow Cooker or Baking Dish to keep meatballs piping hot!
• Mixing bowl to combine the meatball ingredients.
• Kitchen Tongs to remove meatballs from the baking sheet.

These meatballs come together quickly, however additional cooking is required once combined. As of a result, it’s best to throw the meatballs into a crock pot, baking dish, or saucepan to further merry in the sauce.

• Crock Pot: combine and keep warm or cook over low if you have plenty of time. To speed up the cooking time cook over HIGH for up-to 2 hours.
• Oven: bake in a baking dish until piping hot for up to an hour.
• Stovetop: cooking meatballs over the stovetop is the quickest way to serve these meatballs. Simply add the meatballs to the thickened sauce and simmer over medium heat until the meatballs have cooked in the sauce some.