Tangy Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs with Pineapple are easy to make as a quick weeknight meal. Serve over rice for a meal the whole family will enjoy!
6
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1.5lbsground lean pork
1eggbeaten
¼cupsoy sauce, divided
¼cupchopped green onionplus extra for garnish
1 tspground ginger
½teaspoonsalt
1tablespoonvegetable oil
14ouncescanned pineapple chunks in juice, juice reserved
2teaspooncornstarch
1tablespoonrice wine vinegar
Instructions
In a medium size bowl, combine ground pork (1.5 pounds), egg, 2 tablespoon soy sauce, ground ginger (1 tsp), green onions (¼ cup) and salt (½ tsp). Mix lightly with hands until ingredients are combined.
Using a scoop or a tablespoon, shape into 24 evenly sized meatballs. TIP: wet hands slightly before shaping to prevent sticking.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add meatballs and cook until browned on all sides and cooked through to 160 degrees in the center. Remove from pan, set aside.
In a small bowl, combine reserved pineapple juice, 2 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 teaspoon cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar. Mix to combine with a whisk.
Heat the same skillet you for the meatballs and heat to medium high heat. Add pineapple juice mixture and bring to a bowl, Stir until thickened, 3-4 minutes.
Return meatballs and add pineapple chunks to the pan and cook until heated through. Simmer on low for 5 minutes. Serve over rice.
Tips:
Wet hands slightly before rolling meatballs to prevent sticking.
The safe internal pork cooking temperature for ground pork is 160 degrees F. To check doneness use a digital cooking thermometer.
Depending on the size of your pan, you may want to cook the meatballs in two batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.
Serve over rice and with an Asian vegetable blend for a complete meal.
Meatballs can be cooked ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen for later use.
If you make these ahead, you can also reheat pork meatballs in your crockpot.
Make these pork meatballs gluten free by subbing out the soy sauce for tamari.
Notes
Tips:
Wet hands slightly before rolling meatballs to prevent sticking.
The safe internal pork cooking temperature for ground pork is 160 degrees F. To check doneness use a digital cooking thermometer.
Depending on the size of your pan, you may want to cook the meatballs in two batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.
Serve over rice and with an Asian vegetable blend for a complete meal.
Meatballs can be cooked ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen for later use.
If you make these ahead, you can also reheat pork meatballs in your crockpot.
Make these pork meatballs gluten free by subbing out the soy sauce for tamari.