Recipe: Meatballs with sweet and sour sauce

Ingredients

From frypan to plate: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Meatballs

• 600gr Pre-made meatballs available from North Lakes Quality Meats
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 red capsicum, diced
• 1 cup diced tinned pineapple (reserve juice)
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced
• sea salt
• lime wedges to serve

Sweet and Sour Sauce

• ½ cup brown sugar
• 3 tbsp white vinegar
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce + 1 tbs chilli Sauce
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2/3 cup pineapple juice
• ¼ tsp Chinese five spice
• 3 tsp corn flour mixed with 3 tbsp water (combine in a small bowl and have ready)

Method

Meatballs

1. Heat a large non-stick frypan and add oil. Add the meatballs and cook, turning over so that they don’t burn. Allow to cook on all sides.

2. Remove the meatballs to a plate and keep warm. Whilst the pan is still hot, add the onion and capsicum and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, Add the pineapple and toss through the sweet and sour sauce. Stir-fry until all is combined.

3. Return the meatballs to the sauce and combine.

4. Drizzle the combined corn flour and water mixture a little at a time, until the right consistency is achieved.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1. In a bowl, add the brown sugar, vinegar, tomato sauce, soy sauce, chilli sauce, pineapple juice, and Chinese five spice.

2. In a pot combine brown sugar, vinegar, tomato sauce, soy sauce, pineapple juice and Chinese five spice. Simmer for 2 minutes until the sugar has dissolved.

3. Serve with hot jasmine rice and toss through the spring onions.