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| Sweet & Sour Meatballs |
Filipino Style Recipe: sweet and sour meatballs(bola-bola) recipe is another Filipino dish. Normally the meatballs comes fried and the sauce is a blend of tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, carrots, bell pepper, pineapple and cornstarch which thickens the sauce.
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Ingredients:
Meatballs:
- 500 grams ground pork or ground beef
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 raw egg
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce(optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce(optional)
- 1 small carrot, finely chopped(optional)
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped(optional)
- 1/2 small onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons vinegar
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1 tablespoon water)
- 1 small carrot, sliced thinly
- 1 cup green and red bell pepper, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 1 cup pineapple chunks, juice drained(optional)
Part 1 (Skip this procedure if you are using premade meatballs from the market)
- In a bowl, combine all the meatballs ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Scoop and form the mixture into 1 tablespoons ball shaped.
- In a frying pan, heat oil and deep fry until golden brown. Drain and set aside.
- In a sauce pan, heat vegetable oil over medium heat and saute garlic and onions.Add carrots and bell pepper then stir fry for 2 minutes.
- Add pineapple chunks and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add tomato sauce, vinegar, water, brown sugar and a dash of salt.
- Mix well and let it boil.
- Add cornstarch mixture and cook until desired thickness is reached.
- Add fried meatballs and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Adjust seasoning according to taste.
- Serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!
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