Waikiki Meatballs
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
- 2⁄3 cup cracker crumb
- 1⁄3 cup minced onion
- 1 egg
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 (13 ounce) can pineapple bits, drained, saving the juice
- 1⁄3 cup vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1⁄2 cup chopped green pepper (optional)
directions
- Mixz meat, crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk. Shape mixture into small balls.
- Melt 1 tablespoons shortening in a large skillet. Brown and cook meatballs. Pour fat from skillet.
- Mix cornstarch and sugar. Stir in reserved syrup from drained pineapple bits, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil and stir for 1 minute. Add meatballs, pineapple bits and green pepper, if using. heat thoroughly.
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