Name: Sweet and sour meatballs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; .75 cup celery minced; .25 cup almonds chopped; 1 garlic clove peeled and minced; 1 teaspoon salt; .25 cup soft bread crumbs; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 2 large eggs slightly beaten; .5 teaspoon pepper; vegetable oil; 1 cup chicken stock; .5 cup sugar; 3 tablespoon cornstarch; .5 cup pineapple juice reserved from pineapple chunks; .5 cup vinegar; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 green bell pepper seeded and chopped; 8 ounce can of pineapple chunks

Sweet and sour meatballs

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

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Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
.75 cup celery minced
.25 cup almonds chopped
1 garlic clove peeled and minced
1 teaspoon salt
.25 cup soft bread crumbs
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 large eggs slightly beaten
.5 teaspoon pepper
vegetable oil
1 cup chicken stock
.5 cup sugar
3 tablespoon cornstarch
.5 cup pineapple juice reserved from pineapple chunks
.5 cup vinegar
2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 green bell pepper seeded and chopped
8 ounce can of pineapple chunks

Instructions

In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the ground beef, celery, almonds, garlic, salt, bread crumbs, soy sauce, eggs, and pepper. Form into small meatballs. Brown meatballs in oil. Drain cooked meatballs on a paper towel.
In a saucepan, add chicken stock, sugar, cornstarch, pineapple juice, vinegar, and soy sauce. Over medium heat, stir for 3 minutes or until thickened. Add green pepper, pineapple chunks, and meatballs. Simmer for 15 minutes.