[kitkat]

HAWAIIAN MEATBALLS

Here's one that tastes great any time of the year, even hot summer days:

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2/3 cups cracker crumbs
1/3 cup minced onions
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon shortening
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 can (about 13 oz.) pineapple chunks with its own syrup
(drain chunks and save the syrup)
1/3 cup apple vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/3 cup chopped green pepper (you can vary the amount of the green peppers according to your taste.)

MIX well the beef, cracker crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk. Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into balls. Melt shortening in large skillet, brown and cook meatballs. Remove meatballs. Drain fat from skillet but keep any meat flavor that's on the bottom of the skillet.

Mix cornstarch and sugar. Stir in saved pineapple syrup, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth. Pour into skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir for one minute. Add meatballs, pineapple chunks and green pepper; heat through.
6 servings.

Serve over your favorite rice or pasta.

Tastes even better the second day. (Yeah, sure, like you'll have leftovers)

[Feiny]

I will have to try that one...my man loves Hawaiian pizza....so that will be a winner.

[dansangel]

Yummy! I have always liked sweet n sour meatballs (back when I was a meat eater) and your recipe sounds way better than mine!

Thank you for sharing!