Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Mix and match ingredients you already have in your pantry and fridge to make these sweet and sour meatballs! Use beef, chicken, turkey, or pork and any kind of Asian sauce for these best-loved meatballs!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1 egg, slightly beaten (optional)
- ¼ cup onion, finely chopped
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
For the Sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp mustard
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup teriyaki sauce (or other Asian sauce, like hoisin, or barbecue)
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- ½ cup vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Mix the ground beef, oats, egg, onion, salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce together.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out the meat mixture to make meatballs. Place into a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together the brown sugar, mustard, ketchup, teriyaki sauce, and 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce. Once smooth, add the ½ cup of vinegar and stir until well-blended.
- Pour over the top of the meatballs. Bake for 25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°F.
Notes
Note: The sauce does not thicken up in the oven. If you want your sauce to be thicker, add 2 teaspoons of cornstarch to it before pouring over your meatballs. Mix it in with the sugar before you add any other ingredients for the sauce.