Sweet and Sour Meatballs

My son wanted sweet and sour meatballs for his birthday dinner. Never made them so I found this recipe. My husband and I don't like them overly sweet so this recipe was a winner. My DD is a picky eater and she loved them. My DS was a very happy birthday boy. I actually tripled the meatball recipe using 1 lb. of ground pork and 2 lbs. of ground beef. Also added just a bit of onion salt. I just doubled the sauce recipe and it was more than enough. I baked the meatballs in the oven on 400 for about 20 minutes while I made the sauce. When they were done I put them in my crock pot on low and poured the sauce over them, gently mixing it through out the meatballs. I let them cook for a couple of hours on low. Now I have some to freeze for another meal although my son wanted them again the next night!

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These were SO good!! We doubled the meatballs and tripled the sauce. I did bake the meatballs instead of frying them. Served over rice with steamed veggies. I agree with some of the other post next time I will decrease the ketchup just a little bit. Had the left overs for lunch today and the sauce was even better today! We will be making these again.

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Just made these and they were so good! It was a little more on the sweet side so I added more vinegar and they came out perfect! I also added pepper flakes since I like a little heat in my food. I served them on top of spaghetti YUM! I will definitely be making these again! Thank you so much for sharing!

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Delicious! The only thing is that as written, the sauce was a bit too sweet and missing something. I added additional vinegar (I used cider vinegar) and soy sauce. I also added some black pepper and crushed red pepper, and it came out perfect. I used Trader Joe's veggie meatballs, and simmered for about 25 minutes with them, and it was great!

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My rating is only for the sauce. (I used frozen meatballs and threw them in the crock pot with the home made sauce.) The sauce was more sweet than sour and lacked a little depth. A little more sour flavor or some heat would have made it better in my opinion. They were well liked at the party I took them to. Oh, and letting them sit in the crock pot on warm all evening made the sauce greasy from the fat in the meatballs.

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We compared these to the grape jelly and chili sauce meatball recipe posted by someone else and this recipe won, hands down! Thank you, Pamma, I'm sure this will be a hit at my New Year's Party.

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I cheated and used frozen meatballs so I am rating the sauce only. It was delicious and since I used prepared meatballs, it was quick and easy. I was glad to find your recipe because my husband doesn't like pineapple which is in so many recipes for sweet and sour sauces. I only used 1/2 C brown sugar as that was all I had left. This is a great dish to make in the summer since it doesn't heat up the kitchen. I like the idea of using the crockpot too, so will try that next time. Thx for sharing your recipe Pamma Lamma!

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This was really good...However, I made a few changes to the recipe. Instead of beef, I used ground turkey..and I used more breadcrumbs than the recipe called for...and in the sauce, I added about 1 1/2 tsp of ground ginger..and then cooked the sauce with an orange rind (removing it before serving)...This is a really great sauce..and I bet it would be REALLY good with some Jack Daniel's in it. Thanks!

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Yum! We all enjoyed this dish served over rice. I got distracted and threw the onions in with the other sauce ingredients before frying them. It seemed to work well so I will omit the frying step next time as well. I baked the meatballs as reviewers have suggested and then placed them in a baking dish, poured the sauce over and returned it to the oven for about 30 minutes. This will find itself on my table many more times. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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I baked my meatballs, then let the grease drain off on paper towels. Added an extra clove of garlic into the meatballs as well. For the sauce I cut back the ketchup to 3/4 cup. This was delicious even after cooking only 20 minutes! Served over brown rice.

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Wow. My hubby is a meatball lover and he said that these were the best he's had.

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These meatballs were pretty good and I got a lot of compliments on them. They tasted different from the other meatball recipe that I use and it was a nice change. I also liked that they were a very dense meatball. The only problem I had with them is that I tripled the recipe and they mixture was really, really runny. I had to add almost a cup of bread crumbs to get them to the point where I could roll them. I also baked them at 400 for 17 minutes a tray and they cooked up nicely. I did not make the sweet and sour sauce because I didn't have time (I'm ashamed to say that I used store bought sauce) and I will try it next time. Thanks for posting! I will make these again.

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I just noticed I've never reviewed the sauce part of this recipe. I've made these the last three years on Christmas Eve for an open house we have for friends and family, and I always receive compliments. I triple the recipe and use frozen meatballs, baked first. For the sauce, I add red pepper flakes, and I usually reduce the ketchup a bit. This year I ran short on ketchup, so I used a bottle of chili sauce with great results. I make everything earlier in the day, and then toss it in the crockpot to heat back up. Would also like to try this with the homemade meatballs sometime. Thanks for sharing this great dish!

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This is a great base recipe! Because I was making appetizers, rather than for a meal, I punched it up a notch with a bit of Thai chili sauce and a wee bit of ginger. I then thickened the sauce a bit with some corn starch mixed with some cognac so that it would stick to the meatballs better. I also added some extra apple cider vinegar. Love your recipe, thanks!

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My DH asked me for the first 6 months of our marriage to make sweet and sour meatballs like his mother. I wasn't a huge fan of her recipe and finding this one made us both very happy!
I did not fry the meatballs - I baked them at 375 for a few minutes turning them over once the tops were brown. Next time I will try them in the crockpot for a yummy winter dinner. Thanks!!

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These were amazing. I only made one change. I didn't have any lemon juice so I used three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. So good. Thanks!

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Excellent! Perfect meal for my picky eaters!!! My husband raved about this for days!! Is now on our favorites list! Thanks!

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Mmm, the sauce is very sweet, and then sour. I like it. I didn't have any soy sauce on hand, so I had to substitute with Worcestershire sauce and it still came out yummy.

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Excellent. First time making sweet & sour meats, and these were just prefect.
I followed everything, nothing was changed.
I used extra lean hamburger/ground beef, browned them first, and did not have a grease layer onto of my sauce.
(Frozen meatballs will do that to you everytime people - plus they are gross! Make your own!)
I serve them over top of rice, and everyone, even the kids ate them all up.
Next time I will have to double the recipe!

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great!!!

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