Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Cheap & Chic Meatballs

from the Jubilee Cookbook

Ingredients

Meatballs                                          Sauce

1 lb ground beef                               1/2 cup brown sugar         1/4 cup vinegar

1/4 cup bread crumbs                     1 Tbsp cornstarch              1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 egg beaten                                      1/3 cup water

salt & pepper

Vegetables for stir frying

  1 Tbsp vegetable oil

 1 large onion, diced large

  5-7 carrots, 1/4″ slices

 2-3 red peppers, in chunks

Method:

1.  Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, egg and salt and pepper. Form into small meatballs.  Place on cookie sheet and bake in oven at 325 until done. Apx. 30 minutes.

2.  Add onion, carrots and peppers to large pan or wok.  Stir fry for 8 minutes or until done.

3.  In a saucepan, whisk together brown sugar and cornstarch to incorporate.  Add water, vinegar and soy sauce.  Mix well.  Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thick and clear.

4.  Add cooked, hot meatballs and sweet and sour sauce to vegetables and stir until everything is coated with sauce.

Serve over bed of rice and eat it up.