Sweet & Sour MeatBalls recipe

Ingredients for meatballs

• 1 pound of ground meat (can be pork, chicken or beef)
• 1 carrot – finely grated
• 6 water chestnuts - finely cubes
• 2 spring onions – finely chopped
• 2 tbsp of oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp of soy sauce
• 2 tbsp of cornstarch
• 1 egg
• Salt and pepper to taste

1. Put all the above ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix well and let it marinate for an hour.
2. Form it into little balls .
3. At this stage you can either deep fried the meatballs or bake it in a 400 degree F oven until golden brown.

Ingredients for the sweet and sour meatballs:

• 15 cooked meatballs
• 1 cup of pineapple - cubes
• Half cucumber - cubes
• 1 small onions – quartered
• 1 large tomato – cut small
• 1/2 carrot - sliced thinly
• 1 clove of garlic - finely chopped

Sauce

• 4 tbsp of tomato ketchup
• 2 tbsp of sweet chili sauce
• Juice of 2 lemon
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 1 tsp of cornstarch
• 1 cup of chicken stock
• Salt and pepper to taste

1. Mix all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set it aside.
2. Heat some oil in a pan, stiry fry garlic, carrot and onions until fragrant.
3. Add in the sauce, bring it up to a boil, add in meatballs, cucumber, pineapple and tomato.
4. Stir well until sauce reduce and thicken.
5. Dish out and serve with rice.