Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Sweet and Sour Meatballs is a deep fried ball-like ground beef or pork with sweet and sour sauce

Ingredients:

1 kilo ground pork or beef
1 onion; minced
1 tablespoon garlic; minced
3 well beaten eggs
1/2 cup flour
Ground pepper
Soy sauce
Salt

Sauce Mixture Ingredients:

1 can pineapple (set aside juice); sliced
1 carrot; sliced
1 bell pepper; sliced lengthwise
4 cloves garlic; minced
1 onion; chopped
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons flour
Ground black pepper
Cooking oil

Cooking Instructions:

In a bowl, mix all the meat balls ingredients together. Season with salt, soy sauce, and pepper according to taste. Form a ball 1” diameter out of the mixture. Deep fry the raw meat balls until golden brown. Strain, drain in a plate with paper towel, and set aside in a platter.

In a skillet, sauté garlic and onion. Add the pineapple and carrot. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the pineapple juice, sugar, soy sauce, water, flour, salt and water. Simmer until a saucy consistency is achieved. Add bell pepper. Simmer for 1 minute.

Pour the hot sauce (mixture) on top of the meat balls. Serve hot with rice!