Sheik's Sweet N' Sour Meatballs. Meatballs are simmered in a sweet and sour sauce for a quick and easy appetizer for game day or holiday parties. I cheated and used frozen turkey meatballs. My husband and son went crazy for these sweet and sour meatballs!

As the name suggests, this is a meatball dish with sweet and sour sauce. Since kids love meatballs, this recipe will surely build your kid's appetite especially when they tasted the pineapple chunk that goes along with the dish. As for the meatballs, the recipe asks for ground pork but feel free. You can cook Sheik's Sweet N' Sour Meatballs using 24 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sheik's Sweet N' Sour Meatballs

1. You need of Vegetables.
2. You need 2 cups of red peppers, cubed.
3. It’s 2 cups of sweet onions, cubed.
4. It’s 2 cups of broccoli, deflowered.
5. Prepare of Meatballs:.
6. You need 1 of lbs. Ground Beef (80% lean).
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of sweet onions, chopped fine.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of Pastene Italian bread crumbs.
9. It’s 1/4 cup of milk.
10. It’s 1 tsp. of Worcestershire sauce.
11. It’s 1 tsp. of sea salt.
12. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of black pepper.
13. You need 1 of egg.
14. It’s of Meatball Sauté.
15. It’s 2 tbsp. of Olive Oil.
16. It’s 1 tbsp. of Worcestershire sauce.
17. Prepare of Sweet N' Sour Sauce.
18. It’s 1 cup of ketchup.
19. Prepare 3/4 cup of cold water.
20. Prepare 1/3 cup of vinegar.
21. Prepare 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
22. You need 1 can of pineapple chunks (20 oz.).
23. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of black pepper.
24. It’s 1/2 tsp. of chilli powder.

These sweet and sour meatballs are homemade meatballs that are cooked in the crock pot with a two ingredient sauce. The perfect main course or appetizer. This Simple Sweet 'N Sour Sauce Recipe makes a great dipping and cooking sauce with little effort and minimal ingredients. Simmer jelly and ketchup until melted.

Sheik's Sweet N' Sour Meatballs step by step

1. Wash and prep your vegetables. Cube the red peppers and sweet onions and deflower and cut the broccoli..
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients for the meatballs and mix thoroughly..
3. Roll out your meatballs slightly smaller in size than that of a golf ball. If you got a good eye, the recipe should yield 36 of these scrumptious babies..
4. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and take a 9 by 15 baking dish, in line it with heavy duty aluminum foil..
5. Next, preheat a large fry pan to high heat with 2 tbsp. of olive oil mixed with 1 tbsp. of Worcestershire sauce. Lightly saute the meatballs on all sides to a slightly brown color. You do not want to cook the meatballs through! Just saute them..
6. When the meatballs are done, carefully place them in the bottom of the casserole dish..
7. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the sweet and sour sauce. Use a whisk to ensure that all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Next, add your fresh vegetables and again, mix thoroughly..
8. Carefully pour the sweet and sour sauce and vegetables over the meatballs. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees in the oven for 1 hour. Cook an additional half hour, uncovered..
9. Fresh out of the oven!.

Drop meatballs in raw; simmer one hour. For meatballs: Mix all ingredients (minus oil) together. Fry in oil until golden then place on paper towel to drain. For Sauce: In medium saucepan, fry onion in oil until tender. Sweet and Sour Meatballs (or Cocktail Sausages).