Super Easy Sweet Sour Pork Meatballs
Get ready to wow your taste buds with these Super Easy Sweet Sour Pork Meatballs! This crowd-pleasing recipe combines juicy, homemade pork meatballs with a tangy and irresistibly sweet sauce featuring ketchup, white vinegar, and brown sugar, perfectly balanced with chunks of tender pineapple. With just 15 minutes of prep and straightforward ingredients like breadcrumbs, garlic powder, and soy sauce, this dish is both beginner-friendly and packed with flavor. Whether served over a bed of fluffy steamed rice, tossed with noodles, or enjoyed as a party appetizer, these sticky, saucy meatballs are sure to be your new go-to comfort food favorite. Perfect for weeknight dinners or casual entertaining, this dish brings bold, nostalgic flavors with minimal effort—sweet and sour perfection in every bite!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground pork
- 60 grams breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 120 milliliters ketchup
- 60 milliliters white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 150 grams pineapple chunks
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground pork, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Use your hands to mix until well combined.
Form the mixture into small meatballs, about 1 inch in diameter. You should get approximately 20-24 meatballs.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs in batches and cook until browned on all sides, about 6-8 minutes total. Remove the meatballs and set them aside.
In the same skillet, whisk together the ketchup, white vinegar, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat.
Add the browned meatballs back into the skillet along with the pineapple chunks.
In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch and water to create a slurry. Slowly stir this into the sauce, cooking for another 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens.
Reduce the heat to low and let the meatballs simmer in the sauce for 5 minutes to absorb the flavors.
Serve the sweet and sour pork meatballs over steamed rice or noodles, or enjoy them on their own as an appetizer!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
542 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 33.9 g | 43% | |
| Saturated Fat | 10.4 g | 52% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4.3 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 135 mg | 45% | |
| Sodium | 699 mg | 30% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 34.9 g | 13% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.3 g | 5% | |
| Total Sugars | 19.7 g | ||
| Protein | 25.9 g | 52% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.3 mcg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 51 mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 2.1 mg | 12% | |
| Potassium | 442 mg | 9% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
