Chinese Meatballs

Name: Chinese Meatballs
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: Makes: 6 Main-Dish Servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 6 slices pineapple, cut into halves; ½ cup wine vinegar; ½ tsp. salt; 2 Tbsp. minced onions; 2 cups pineapple juice; 2 Tbsp. soy sauce; 1 lb. ground beef; 1 egg; 5 Tbsp. cornstarch, divided; ¾ cup water; ½ cup sugar; 1 can water chestnuts, drained; canned chow mein noodles; 1 green pepper, cut in strips

Preparation info

Makes:
6
Main-Dish Servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook

By Phyllis Pellman Good

Published 2008

About

Evelyn L. Ward Greeley, CO

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 egg
5 Tbsp. cornstarch

Americas
Asia
United States
China
Greeley
CO
Main course

Method

Combine beef, egg, 1 Tbsp. cornstarch, salt, and onions. Mix well. Shape into 1-inch meatballs. Brown on all sides under broiler.
Mix remaining cornstarch with pineapple juice.
When smooth, mix in soy sauce, vinegar, water, and sugar. Bring to boil. Simmer