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Steph's Zesty Sweet and Sour Meatballs
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
70 minutes
Total Time:
90 minutes
Tangy sweet meatballs simmered in a delicious brown sugar and pineapple sauce.
Ingredients:
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 0.33333334326744 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 0.5 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 0.25 cup milk
  • 0.5 cup Italian dry bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
Instructions:
  • Preheat a slow cooker to Medium-High. Combine the reserved liquid from the pineapple chunks, soy sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar in the slow cooker, stirring well. Whisk in the cornstarch until dissolved.
  • Combine the ground beef, egg, Worcestershire sauce, milk, bread crumbs, onion, salt, and pepper in a bowl, then shape into 1-inch balls.
  • Brown the meatballs in a hot skillet for about 5 minutes until golden on all sides. Transfer them to the slow cooker along with the pineapple chunks and green bell pepper.
  • Cook the meatballs covered until fully cooked through, approximately 1 hour.