Sweet And Sour Cocktail Meatballs Food

SWEET AND SOUR COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 475 degrees.
• Place wire rack in foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
• Mash bread and milk into paste in large bowl using fork.
• Mix in ground beef, parsley, egg yolks, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tsp salt, and ½ tsp pepper using hands.
• Pinch off and roll mixture into tablespoon-size meatballs (about 60 meatballs total) and arrange on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Microwave onion, oil, red pepper flakes, and remaining 2 garlic cloves in a bowl, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes; transfer to slow cooker.
• Stir tomato sauce, apricot jam, broth, Worcestershire, and mustard in slow cooker.
• Transfer meatballs to slow cooker, discarding rendered fat.
• Cover and cook until meatballs are tender, 4-6 hours on LOW.
• Let meatballs and sauce settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using large spoon.
• Gently stir in scallions, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

SWEET AND SPICY COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, dry bread crumbs and milk. Blend in ground pepper, parsley, onion, salt, egg and Worcestershire sauce. Mix thoroughly.
• Shape the beef mixture into 1 inch meatballs. In a large skillet, melt the shortening over medium heat and brown the meatballs.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, mix the chile sauce and grape jelly over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until jelly is melted.
• Pour the sauce over the browning meatballs and simmer for 30 minutes, or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked.

SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS (ORIENTAL SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl combine and mix: ground meat, sugar, black pepper, dry ginger, soy sauce, the tapioca or cornstarch, minced onion and(the water chestnuts if using).
• Knead above for at least two minutes to insure proper marination, form into even sized balls.
• Fry in oil and drain (I never fry my meatballs, I put them on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about twenty minutes or until done.).
• Meanwhile make the Sweet and Sour Sauce: in sauce pot on medium heat whisk together vinegar, sugar, tomato paste, the tapioca starch or cornstarch, the cup of water (or water/pineapple juice mix) Bring to boil stirring while cooking. (I find using a whisk to stir works very well).
• When mixture reaches boiling point add the meatballs and heat through.
• Add the carrots, peppers and pineapple chunks and cook until vegetables are 'just done'. Do not overcook.
• NOTE: This can be made ahead and refrigerated. It can then be quickly reheated in the microwave and kept hot in a Crockpot. This freezes well.
• I also find cooking the carrots separately and then adding, assures they don't get overcooked.

MAKE AHEAD SWEET AND SOUR COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• MAKE MEATBALLS: Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower middle positions and heat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Using fork, mash bread, milk, and egg yolks in large bowl until smooth.
• Add pork, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper and mix until incorporated. Add beef and knead gently until combined.
• BAKE MEATBALLS: Form mixture into 1 1/4 inch meatballs (you should have about 80). Bake meatballs on 2 rimmed baking sheets until cooked through and beginning to brown, 12 to 15 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through cooking.
• Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer to large zipper lock freezer bag and freeze for up to 1 month.
• MAKE SAUCE: Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat until shimmering. Cook onion until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk in tomato sauce, preserves, sugar, Worcestershire, mustard, and epper flakes and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Let cool to room temperature. Transfer to airtight container and freeze for up to 1 month.
• TO SERVE: Reheat sauce, covered and stirring occasionally, in Dutch oven
• over medium low heat. Once sauce reaches simmer, stir in frozen
• meatballs and cook until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve.

SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For meatballs: Mix all ingredients (minus oil) together. Form into balls. Fry in oil until golden then place on paper towel to drain. Set aside
• For Sauce: In medium saucepan, fry onion in oil until tender. Add all other sauce ingredients and simmer 20 minutes. Add meatballs and cook 1 hour on medium. Serve and Enjoy!
• *You can also place browned meatballs and sauce mix into crock pot.

THE BEST SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, egg, bread crumbs and onion. Mix thoroughly and shape into golf ball-sized balls.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, gently brown the meatballs and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar, flour, water, white vinegar and soy sauce. Mix thoroughly. Add meatballs and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for 30 minutes.

GRAPE JELLY SWEET & SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix ground beef very well with first seven ingredients.
• Roll meat mixture into about 20 - 24 meatballs, until all of the mixture is used up.
• Brown meat balls in frying pan with vegetable oil.
• Turn down the heat to.
• low, and cover for five to seven minutes.
• Remove meatballs to a plate and drain off the grease.
• Add jelly and chili sauce mixture to the pan, letting the jelly melt, and the sauce thicken.
• Add the meatballs back into the pan, spooning sauce over the meatballs, and simmer for another five minutes or so.