Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

  • DifficultyCapable cooks
  • Prep0:10
  • Cook0:15
  • Serves 4
dennii
by dennii Last updated on 07/09/2019
Nice and tangy. - dennii
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Ingredients

  • 750 g beef steak, minced
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper
  • 2 tsp curry powder
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 60 g butter

Sauce

  • 30 g butter
  • 2 carrot medium julienned
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 cucumber sliced
  • 470 g canned pineapple drained pieces reserve liquid
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 1 chicken stock cube crumbled
  • 1 1/2 tbs cornflour
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbs tomato sauce
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper

Method

  • Step 1
    Combine minced steak, onion, salt, pepper, curry and Worcestershire sauce in mixing bowl, mix well.
  • Step 2
    Shape into small balls.
  • Step 3
    Sauté in hot butter until brown, shaking pan occasionally to keep meatballs round in shape. Remove from pan.
  • Step 4
    Melt butter and sauté carrots and onion for 3 minutes.
  • Step 5
    Blend cornflour with water, add to vegetables with crumbled stock cube, soy sauce and tomato sauce.
  • Step 6
    Season with salt and pepper.
  • Step 7
    Add reserved pineapple syrup.
  • Step 8
    Stir until sauce boils and thickens.
  • Step 9
    Return meatballs to pan with pineapple pieces and cucumber.
  • Step 10
    Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
Recipe Notes

Serve with rice for a tasty change. I used minced steak.

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