Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Name: Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 460 g ground pork, lean; 1/2 cup rolled oats; 1/2 onions; 1 clove garlic; 1/2 tsp ground pepper; 1/2 dried chili peppers; 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper; 3/4 cup pineapple juice; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 tsp cornstarch; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 yellow or red sweet peppers; 1/4 pineapple

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Submitted By Kailey Pauls, Lethbridge (AB)

Preparation : 15 min Cooking : 15 min

Ingredients

460 g	ground pork, lean
1/2 cup	rolled oats, quick	45 g
1/2	onions, diced	100 g
1 clove	garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp	ground pepper	2 g
1/2	dried chili peppers	0.2 g
1/8 tsp	cayenne pepper	0.4 g
3/4 cup	pineapple juice, unsweetened	200 mL
1/4 cup	white vinegar	65 mL
1/4 cup	sugar	55 g
2 tsp	cornstarch	5 g
1/4 cup	water	65 mL
1/4 cup	canola oil	65 mL
1	yellow or red sweet peppers, sliced	200 g
1/4	pineapple	400 g

Method

Mix ground pork with oats. Add onions, garlic and spices. Mix thoroughly. On piece of wax paper roll mixture into balls – should make about 18 balls.
Heat oil in skillet. Add meat balls and cook for about 10–15 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.
In saucepan, heat pineapple juice and vinegar to a rolling boil. Add sugar. Mix cornstarch with water in separate bowl until thickened. Add cornstarch mixture to boiling juice mixture until thickened.
Add sauce to meatballs and allow to simmer for 2–5 minutes. Add peppers and pineapple and cook for 2–3 minutes.