Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs
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!
Servings: 6
Calories: 306kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs ground lean pork
- 1 egg beaten
- ¼ cup soy sauce divided
- ¼ cup chopped green onion plus extra for garnish
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 14 ounces canned pineapple chunks in juice juice reserved
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon rice 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.
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1grams | Calories: 306kcal
