Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

rae fox's sweet and sour meatballs

(2 ratings)
Stripey avatar
Recipe by
Linda Dalton
@Stripey
Coconut Creek, FL

My friend Sharon, Rae's daughter recently shared her mom's recipe with me and I have been sharing it with others ever since because it is one of the classic recipes I remember from "back in the day". It's mouth-watering delicious and simple to make. And can be a party appetizer or a dinner.

(2 ratings)
yield 4 -5 servings
prep time 30 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For rae fox's sweet and sour meatballs

  • 1 lb
    ground beef
  • 1/2 c
    cooked brown rice-although white is fine
  • 1/2
    medium onion grated (this is a tearful experience)
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    parsley chopped
  • 1
    large egg slightly beaten
  • 1 clove
    garlic, grated or finely chopped
  • 1/4 c
    lemon juice or for more tang, the juice of 2 lemons
  • 1/4 tsp
    vinegar
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • 1
    15 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1
    15 oz can of water

How To Make rae fox's sweet and sour meatballs

  • 1
    To make the meatballs: Combine rice, onion, garlic, salt, eggs and parsley. Add ground beef and gently mix with your clean hands. Form meatballs into golf ball size rounds. You should get about 16 meatballs. Set aside.
  • 2
    To make the sauce: In large pot over medium low heat add lemon juice, vinegar, brown sugar, tomato sauce and salt to taste. Combine with spoon or whisk until brown sugar has dissolved. Add meatballs and enough water to almost cover the meatballs. (I found the 15 oz can of water did the trick). Keep the heat at a low simmer and cook meatballs for 30 minutes, tossing them in the sauce every so often.
  • 3
    Remove meatballs to a separate plate and simmer the sauce for about 5 to 10 minutes to concentrate the flavors and thicken it up a bit. I let it reduce about one inch from where it started.
  • 4
    Pour sauce over meatballs and serve as an appetizer with toothpicks or with rice and a salad for a dinner. This is one of those recipes that tastes better the next day, so you can always plan ahead or make a double batch.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!

Categories & Tags for Rae Fox's Sweet and Sour Meatballs:

ADVERTISEMENT