Sweet and Sour Meatballs

An easy recipe for delicious, sticky, sweet-and-sour meatballs, smothered in a tasty sauce. Quickly bake them in the oven, then coat them in the sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 293kcal

Author Vered DeLeeuw

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil for pan

Meatballs:

1 lb. lean ground beef (85/15)
½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Sauce:

½ cup unsweetened ketchup
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons honey (or a sugar-free substitute)
2 tablespoons light soy sauce (or use a gluten-free alternative and add salt as needed)
2 teaspoons cornstarch Optional, to thicken the sauce

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Brush a rimmed baking dish with oil.
Mix the meatballs ingredients in a large bowl. Form 20 meatballs, and place them in the prepared baking dish. Bake for 10 minutes.
While the meatballs are baking, whisk together the sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat.
Add the meatballs to the saucepan and turn to coat them in the sauce. Keep cooking, turning frequently, until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. You can promote thickening by mixing 2 teaspoons of cornstarch with a tablespoon of cold water and stirring the slurry into the sauce.

Video

Notes

Nutrition info if using a sugar-free sweetener: Calories 261, Total Fat 17g, Saturated Fat 7g, Sodium 643mg, Carbohydrate 4g, Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 21g

Nutrition