Sweet and Sour Porcupine Meatballs
Servings: 6
Calories: 331kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- ½ cup uncooked white rice
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup diced onion
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp celery salt
- ⅛ tsp garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 cups broth (beef, chicken, or tomato)
Sauce
- 1 Tbs butter
- 1 chopped green pepper
- ½ chopped onion
- 20 oz can pineapple chunks or tidbits
- 1½ Tbs cornstarch
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup vinegar
- 1 Tbs soy sauce
Instructions
- Mix the rice and water together and let sit for 10 minutes. Add the ground beef, diced onion, and seasonings ( the first 8 ingredients). Form into balls.
- Brown the meatballs in a large skillet or Dutch oven, pour the broth over the top of the meatballs and simmer covered for 45-60 minutes until no longer pink and the rice is tender.
- Drain the juice from the pineapple (set pineapple aside), and mix the juice with the cornstarch, brown sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce.
- In a non-stick pan saute the onion and pepper in butter for 4-5 minutes until crisp-tender. Add the pineapple juice mixture and cook over medium/ low heat until thick and syrupy.
- Pour the sauce over the meatballs, and carefully stir in the pineapple. Simmer for 10 minutes. Serve over rice or pasta.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 1137mg | Potassium: 488mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 346IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg