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waikiki meatballs

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Recipe by
Jen Smallwood
@usmcmom1
St. Cloud, FL

with this recipe - you can mix and match your veggies, - like carrots, red 7 yellow peppers, even bean spronts... I always serve them on a nice bed of rice...but this can also be an appetizer...

yield 6 servings
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For waikiki meatballs

  • 1 1/2 lb
    ground beef
  • 2/3 c
    cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 c
    onion, minced
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    ginger
  • 1/4 c
    milk (for meatballs)
  • 1 Tbsp
    shortening
  • 2 Tbsp
    corn starch
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, packed
  • 1 oz
    (14 oz) can pineapple chunks in syrup, drained (reserve syrup)
  • 1/3 c
    vinegar
  • 1 tsp
    soy sauce, low sodium
  • 1/3 c
    green pepper, chopped

How To Make waikiki meatballs

  • 1
    Mix meat, crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk. Shape into balls.
  • 2
    Melt shortening, brown and cook meatballs. Remove meat and keep warm, remove fat.
  • 3
    Mix cornstarch and sugar. Stir in reserved pineapple syrup, vinegar, and soy sauce until smooth. Cook, stirring, until boiling. Boil and stir one minute.
  • 4
    Add meatballs pineapple and green pepper, heat through.
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