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Sweet and Sour Meatballs




Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Delicious and tempting Asian style sweet and sour meat balls can be served as a appetizer or over steamed rice.This is my take to the classic Chinese dish. Try this recipe, you will surely love it.

Ingredients
For the meat ball
Ground meat- 1 pound
(I used ground turkey)
Pepper and salt to taste
Panko bread crumbs- 1/2 cup
Egg- 1
Ginger paste- 1tsp
Chopped cilantro- 2 tsp

For the sauce
Onion cubed- 1/2 cup
Bell pepper- chopped- 1 medium
Chopped garlic- 3 pods
Soya sauce- 2 tbs
Dark soya sauce- 1/2 tsp
Sweet chilly and garlic sauce- 2 tsp
Rice vinegar- 1 tsp
Black Strap molasses- 1 tbs
(or one tbs brown sugar)
 Tomato paste- 3 tbs
Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Honey -2 tbs
Chicken stock- 1/3 cup
(or pineapple juice)
Corn starch- 1 tsp

Oil to fry




In a bowl mix together the ground meat,egg , bread crumbs, salt and pepper, chopped cilantro and ginger paste. Mix all this together and  shape into small balls. Heat 1 1/2 cup of oil in a heavy bottom pan and deep fry the balls in batches. This will take 5-6 minutes per each batch. When evenly brown drain in papar towel and keep aside.
In a bowl mix the chicken stock, all sauces, molasses, honey, tomato paste, rice vinegar and corn starch. Mix and keep aside.
Heat 2 tbs of oil in a pan and add minced garlic and saute for a few seconds. Add bell pepper and onion and continue stir frying in medium flame for 2 minutes. Add meat balls and drizzle the sauce on top. Allow the sauce to thicken and coat on top of the meat balls. Serve as a appetizer or with steamed rice.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!
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  1. www.mahaslovelyhome.comMarch 12, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    Perfect snack fr parties I think..perfectly cooked n nice color

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  2. Anu YaloMarch 13, 2015 at 1:39 AM

    Looks yummy

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  3. RemyaMarch 13, 2015 at 2:41 AM

    yumyum

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  4. Vidya ChandrahasMarch 13, 2015 at 2:43 AM

    Lovely meatballs..looks so tempting and tasty.

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  5. Motions and EmotionsMarch 13, 2015 at 4:10 AM

    I can eat them any time..drooling

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  6. UnknownMarch 13, 2015 at 12:36 PM

    wow awesome recipe and luks yummm...
    Cheers
    Anu@RasA-svAda

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  7. JulieMarch 13, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    mouthwatering,absolutely tempting!!

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  8. ShriMarch 15, 2015 at 2:14 PM

    Suja the meatballs look very moist and tempting; I find that turkey usually tends to be drier when used for koftas or meatballs. I have not tried molasses but see that you have used it here.

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